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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

U.S. Department Of Agriculture Wikipedia Information

The United States Department of Agriculture (also called the Agriculture Department, or USDA) is a United States Federal Executive Department (or Cabinet Department). Its purpose is to develop and execute policy on farming, agriculture, and food. It aims to meet the needs of farmers and ranchers, promote agricultural trade and production, work to assure food safety,...

Other local news reports

Prime time for rice in Yuba- Sutter
May 16, 2013 | AppealDemocrat
The US Department of Agriculture estimates that so far this year, about 75 percent of California's rice fields have been planted. That number was... ...

International conference sets agenda for climate- smart ag research
March 25, 2013 | UC Davis News
Highlights of the conference included strongly voiced commitments from U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack and Undersecretary Catherine Woteki to pursue...

New technology offers hope for solving grapevine red blotch disease problem
February 20, 2013 | UC Davis News
Two UC Davis scientists -- Mysore Sudarshana, a U.S. Department of Agriculture researcher in the plant pathology department, and Maher Al Rwahnih, a researcher at Foundation...

Drought relief offered for Valley counties' farmers, ranchers
March 19, 2013 | FresnoBee.com: Local
Kings County was declared a natural disaster area because of excessive drought conditions by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, making farmers and ranchers there and in...

From around the web

USDA declares disaster area in northwest Iowa
May 08, 2013 | DesMoinesRegister.com
IOWA DISASTER AREA: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Plymouth and Sioux counties in northwest Iowa as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses...

Indiana pork producers eager for new free trade agreement
May 03, 2013 | indystar.com
The value of U.S. pork exports to Japan has more than doubled since 2000 and approached $1.4 billion in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Overall, U.S....

Latham again tries to aid school kitchens
May 03, 2013 | DesMoinesRegister.com
The legislation would establish a loan assistance program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help schools improve their food preparation areas and buy new equipment. It...

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...

Snow, slush, wind turn May to dismay
May 03, 2013 | DesMoinesRegister.com
'' For farmers, the weather was an extension of the cold temperatures and soggy fields that have caused one of the longest delays in crop planting in the past two decades, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

Reno farm wins grant as USDA focuses on smaller operations
May 01, 2013 | Latest news updates from RGJ.com
At least that was the mindset for Monique Monteverde, who sounded like a lottery winner after realizing that Reno-based River School Farm was awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

U.S. Department Of Agriculture on twitter

	$6.3 million on the farm table and elsewhere: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Office ha... http://t.co/8wfrWWscA4 Twitter: @Delaware_Inc
	Looking forward to Green Ribbon Schools Recognition Awards Ceremony at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. on June 3rd! Twitter: @greenschoolsorg
	U.S. Department of Agriculture wants better snacks in public schools http://t.co/jvfllgYUut via @examinercom Twitter: @Good2GoVending
	Growers making up for lost time in planting corn: The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 71 percent of the corn... http://t.co/hWzXZhYrxb Twitter: @ColumbiaMOBuzz
	In respect to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), turkey is the most inquired about topic http://t.co/SIHpOdiv43 #fb Twitter: @MomKnwsBstOnLn
	About 71 percent of the crop was sown as of May 19, from 28 percent a week earlier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said yesterday. Twitter: @ArshadHai

YouTube Videos

Computerworld Honors 2012 - Economic Development - U.S. Department of Agriculture, NRCS
June 25, 2012

USDA Researches Environmentally Friendly Farming
May 07, 2013

JACK HERER HEMP FOR VICTORY - US Department of Agriculture Educational Hemp Video
May 24, 2010

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