Articles Tagged with ''Department of Agriculture''

The Department of Agriculture is preparing to utilize a suite of programs to assist producers struggling with drought.

Oregon Ag Secretary Alexis Taylor has been nominated by the Biden Administration to be the trade undersecretary at USDA and Prime Time International co-founders announce retirement.

Producers looking to make their way into organic agriculture have until October to seek financial assistance from a pair of Department of Agriculture grant programs.

The Biden administration has tapped Alexis Taylor as the Department of Agriculture’s trade undersecretary and Stacy Dean as undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services.

President Joe Biden has selected Stacy Dean to lead the Department of Agriculture’s nutrition programs as the next undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services.

The Biden administration is working on new ideas to increase crop production this year, including getting Congress to eliminate the penalty for planting after a prevent-plant insurance claim, says Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

Department of Agriculture scientists say a vaccine to combat African Swine Fever is now closer to commercial availability following the clearance of a key regulatory hurdle.

Governor Gavin Newsom has made new appointments to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture and the International Fresh Produce Association has selected Tamara Muruetagoiena as the director of sustainability.

America’s national bird has not been immune to a recent string of highly pathogenic avian influenza infections, according to Agriculture Department data tracking the outbreak.

The Biden Administration on Thursday appointed eight individuals to state USDA posts.