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USDA sets deadline for organic farm aid
March 27, 2013

Kathleen Parker: USDA's bizarre venture: Teaching its staff what to think
February 24, 2013

Viewpoints: State must overhaul approach to predators
February 28, 2013

Conservation agency gets a new chief
January 22, 2013

Suarez takes over state conservationist post in Davis
January 15, 2013

Farms, forests, tribes near time limit on aid
November 08, 2012

U.S. Department Of Agriculture's Videos

WRWOS: Orchard Knob Elementary School Awarded for Being Fit
April 22, 2013 | WDEF CBS Chattanooga, TN

Governor says she has no legal power to stop slaughterhouse
March 27, 2013 | KOB Albuquerque, NM

Man gets 18 months for shooting at crop duster
March 12, 2013 | KJTV FOX 34 Lubbock, TX

Sacramento Connect

NASA Imaging Sensor Prepares for Western Wildfire Season
April 11, 2013
WASHINGTON April 11, 2013 - Airborne imaging technology developed at NASA and transferred to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service (USFS) in 2012...

Department of Pesticide Regulation Announces Completion of Strawberry Working Group Action Plan to Reduce Reliance on Soil Fumigants
April 10, 2013
SACRAMENTO, April 9, 2013 - The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced it has released the Nonfumigant Strawberry Production Working Group's "Action...

State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces Updated Lists of Sites Serving Nutritious Meals to Low-Income Children
March 15, 2013
SACRAMENTO, March 15, 2013—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced newly updated Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Day...

Farmers markets grow by 9.6 percent; California leads nation
August 03, 2012
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced a 9.6 percent increase in National Farmers Market Directory listings as the kickoff to National...

Farmers markets grow by 9.6 percent; California leads nation
August 03, 2012
From Sierra FoodWineArt blog: Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced a 9.6 percent increase in National Farmers Market Directory listings...

Iowa Governor Hates It When News Goes Viral
April 03, 2012
I'm surprised Iowa Governor Branstad never realized how vulnerable they were to a campaign like this:Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad called Monday for a congressional...

Other local news reports

Mid- Valley rice farmers can provide habitat for waterbirds
January 26, 2013 | AppealDemocrat
The Waterbird Habitat Enhancement Program is conducted by the US Department of Agriculture's Natural... ...

UC Davis researchers aid effort to sequence the complex wheat genome
November 28, 2012 | UC Davis News
To aid the sequence assembly of bread wheat, Dvorak and the UC Davis researchers have worked with scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research...

From around the web

Distrust of government drives debate over gun control
May 03, 2013 | indystar.com
The New York Times last week published a 5,000-word expose detailing fraud and corruption in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Pigford program for black farmers who had been...

Rainy week, cold snap expected to further delay crops
April 30, 2013 | DesMoinesRegister.com
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly crop report showed Iowa farmers had planted little corn through last weekend, and oats are way behind last year. Iowa Agriculture...

Forecast prompts farmers to hold off on corn
April 29, 2013 | DesMoinesRegister.com
CROP REPORT: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly crop report showed that corn-planting had barely begun through Sunday, and oat-planting was way behind. ...

Forecast prompts farmers to hold off on corn
April 29, 2013 | DesMoinesRegister.com
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly crop report showed that corn-planting had barely begun through Sunday, and oat-planting was way behind. In an interview, Iowa...

Ankeny students wade into water quality
April 25, 2013 | DesMoinesRegister.com
Snyder and Associates, a local civil engineering firm working with several local governments on watershed management, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources...

Tough path for women: Farmers aim at' grass ceiling' * * WEB/MOBILE ONLY - - TABLET...
March 17, 2013 | DesMoinesRegister.com
In the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2007 Census of Agriculture report, the percentage of farm operators who are women increased 19 percent from 2002, far outpacing the 7...

U.S. Department Of Agriculture's on twitter

	U.S. Department of Agriculture: Help For Flood Affected Farmers: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm... http://t.co/D3SI9PJE6J Twitter: @EarthKnowledge
	"The translator is indebted to . . . the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Stamp program for various forms of financial assistance." Twitter: @Doctor_Absalom
	Product recall issued for Savoie’s Cajun chicken, pork stew: U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and... http://t.co/VSrGewm6jd Twitter: @SanAntonioCP
	Public concern influences delay of GE crops (Video), Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health... Twitter: @ElliceCampbell
	Public concern influences delay of GE crops (Video), Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health... Twitter: @enlightenLotus
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YouTube Videos

TUFTS UNIVERSITY AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PIN THEIR SIGHTS ON HEALTHY EYES
March 10, 2011

Help For Flood Affected Farmers
May 16, 2013

USGC Food 2040 - Advancing Food Security through Trade
January 15, 2013

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