Solar farms are booming in the US and putting thousands of hungry sheep to work
On rural Texas farmland, beneath hundreds of rows of solar panels, a troop of stocky sheep rummage through pasture, casually ...
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Avian influenza outbreak in Georgia halts sale of poultry, forces quarantine
The first case of avian flu in a commercial poultry operation has been found, according to the Georgia Department of ...
Incursion of non-native fruit flies requires $129M in emergency funding
The Department of Agriculture said Friday it has tapped $129 million in emergency funding to battle a worsening incursion of ...
Bipartisan lawmakers join forces to break up 'out-of-touch' DC power structure
A Democrat and a Republican are joining forces to crack down on the centralization of federal government power in Washington, ...
Agriculture secretary oversees food production, rural life, and nutrition programs that help millions afford healthy diets
The Department of Agriculture has 17 agencies whose focuses range from food safety to research, nutrition, conservation, rural development and more. I served from 1999 to 2001 as administrator of the ...
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Trump selects Idaho's Michael Boren to Dept. of Agriculture
Incoming President Donald Trump has appointed Michael Boren, founder of Clearwater Analytics, to serve as the United States ...
Trump appoints founder of Idaho company to Department of Agriculture
Michael Boren, the founder of Clearwater Analytics in Boise, has been appointed as the United States Under Secretary for ...
Job of homeland security secretary is to adapt almost continuously to pressures from the department, the public and the world at large
The Department of Homeland Security’s massive bureaucracy has many critical national security functions and spends billions ...
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US Department of Agriculture to invest US$6 billion in clean energy across rural US
These programmes are Empowering Rural America and Powering Affordable Clean Energy with investments in rural communities ...
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States that still have outstanding SNAP benefit payments
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a crucial federal initiative in the United States, providing essential food support to low-income individuals and families. Administered by the ...
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USDA reappoints Robert Petter to United States Soybean Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reappointed Arkansas soybean producer Robert Petter of DeValls Bluff to the ...
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Bird flu case confirmed in Oakland County by Michigan Dept of Agriculture
FOX 2 - A case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in a backyard flock from Oakland County, the state ...