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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the nomination period for Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees begins Sunday, June 15, 2014.

Former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman urged the agricultural community to advocate for increased funding for agricultural research – research that’s needed, he said, to avoid the “asteroids” of hunger, climate change and water shortage that are threating the Earth

Frazzled nerves are beginning to emerge in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations as they draw closer to a conclusion

Organizations representing wheat producers and millers in Australia, Canada and the United States confirmed their support for the future commercialization of biotechnology for the crop today. The renewed pledge involves eight new organizations, including the American Farm Bureau Federation and the

In response to the significant impact porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) and porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) are having on U.S. pork producers, USDA today announced $26.2 million in funding to combat these diseases

The USDA starts its Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) this week with plans to provide meals to millions of low-income children during a period when they don’t have access to school breakfasts or lunches.

Senators Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Chris Coons, D-Del., yesterday introduced legislation aimed at overhauling the U.S. food aid program

Talk about the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) dominated much of the opening day of World Pork Expo

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack traveled to Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on Wednesday to deliver the keynote address at the first of five regional forums held by the White House Rural Council aimed at helping rural businesses boost exports.