Articles by Whitney Forman-Cook

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today endorsed the plan developed by the G-20 agriculture ministers, representing the worlds major economies, to combat food insecurity.

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Krysta Harden used a State Department forum Wednesday to encourage greater collaboration between farmers and policy makers as they try to deal with climate change.

USDAs Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) will continue into its second year in 2016 with a budget of $235 million. The 2014 Farm Bill program allocates federal dollars, with the expectation that those funds will be matched by private investment, to conser

USDA announced it will offer up to $3.3 million in grant funding to farmers markets and direct marketing farms that are willing to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits as payment for the fresh fruits, vegetables and other goods they sell locally.

This years fire season will be worse than average for Western and North-Central states due to particularly dry conditions and a meager snowpack, Forest Service (FS) Chief Tom Tidwell told senators Tuesday during an Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing.

Gov. Terry Branstad declared a state of emergency today in Iowa after four new probable cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were detected in his state, the nation s leading producer of eggs. Two other states, Minnesota, the country s top turkey pro

USDA announced today that it would provide $285 million, authorized by the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, to support local schools and roads in 41 states and Puerto Rico.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack presented the details of his agency0s new plan to partner with American farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners to reduce carbon emissions and bolster carbon sequestration to achieve a combined 120 million metric tons of CO2 mitigation per year by 20

The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced an amended bill that would provide the first congressional authorization for the Obama administration0s Feed the Future initiative.

In an era where Internet is the first place most folks turn to when they want the facts fast, are extension services still relevant to the agriculture sector?