Sarah Gonzalez

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4– The number of farmers' markets grew 17 percent since 2010, according to results released today in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2011 National Farmers Market Directory, with a total of more than 7,000 across the U.S.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a national partnership to improve rural drinking water and wastewater systems.

WASHINGTON, August 3- A group of agriculture industry groups sent a letter to leaders of the House and Senate on Tuesday, urging them not to interfere with the FDA’s decision whether to approve genetically engineered salmon as food.

Organic and specialty crop producers gathered in front of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry to encourage the continued support of a growing organic, fruit and vegetable industry in the next farm bill.

Only four days before the August 2 deadline, members of the House of Representatives voted in favor of House Speaker John A. Boehner’s