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WASHINGTON, Mar. 15, 2017 - Farmers and ranchers are making sure that the White House and Capitol Hill know that they are worried about President Trump’s trade policy.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 15, 2017 - Americans can be forgiven for being confused when they go to the grocery store. They confront dozens of choices in slick packaging with a variety of claims.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 15, 2017 - Even amid an uncertain trade environment, farm groups will look to the upcoming farm bill to secure more funding to promote U.S. agricultural products to foreign buyers.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 15, 2017 - Twelve years after North Dakota Farmers Union members decided to open a restaurant in Washington, D.C., the ensuing company, Founding Farmers Restaurants (FFR), will open its sixth and seventh locations...

WASHINGTON, Mar. 15, 2017 - Officials at USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service are working on an update to guidelines that will restrict how imported Dutch veal can be sold in the U.S.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 15, 2017 - In the Northeast, a group called Farm Fresh Rhode Island is opening its own retail store and kitchen in Pawtucket, offering 40 percent bonuses on eligible purchases with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2017 – Former Congressman Eligio “Kika” de la Garza, who represented the 15th District of Texas for 32 years, died today at the age of 89.

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2017 – As members of Congress meet to consider budget proposals and annual spending bills, a group of 59 farm, environmental, credit and young farmers organizations circulated letters today – urging them to “protect crop insurance and recognize its central importance to farmers, lenders and all of rural America.”