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    USDA scattering rabies vaccines for wildlife in 13 states
    PA State News
    USDA scattering rabies vaccines for wildlife in 13 states
    JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press 
    Aug 27, 2022
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun scattering millions of packets of oral rabies vaccine from helicopters and planes over...
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    Long lines are back at US food banks as inflation hits high
    Nation
    Long lines are back at US food banks as inflation hits high
    ANITA SNOW wand EUGENE GARCIA Associated Press 
    Jul 14, 2022
    PHOENIX (AP) — Long lines are back at food banks around the U.S. as working Americans overwhelmed by inflation turn to handouts to help feed their fam...
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    USDA invites applications to Advance Equity for disadvantaged groups
    News
    USDA invites applications to Advance Equity for disadvantaged groups
    Apr 18, 2022
    WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced Thursday that the Department is se...
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    Potter County dairy business receives USDA grant
    News
    Potter County dairy business receives USDA grant
    Marcie 
    Feb 03, 2022
    ULYSSES — Wellwyn Farm, a fourth-generation family dairy farm in Potter County has received a value-added producer grant of $248,410 from the U.S. Dep...
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    USDA increases funding for school meals
    News
    USDA increases funding for school meals
    Marcie 
    Jan 14, 2022
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an adjustment in school meal reimbursements to help schools continue...
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    USDA seeks comments on Farm Bill changes regarding rural broadband funding
    News
    USDA seeks comments on Farm Bill changes regarding rural broadband funding
    Sep 13, 2021
    WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson today announced that USDA is seeking...
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    USDA seeks applications to spur job and economic growth in rural areas
    News
    USDA seeks applications to spur job and economic growth in rural areas
    Sep 09, 2021
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson today announced that the ...
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    RTS: Bees
    RTS: Bees
    Aug 02, 2021
    BEES: The decline of bees and other pollinator populations threatens our global food security. Pollinators contribute to ecosystem health and a sustai...
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    USDA seeks applications for loans, grants for rural microenterprises
    News
    USDA seeks applications for loans, grants for rural microenterprises
    Marcie 
    Jul 31, 2021
    HARRISBURG — U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson announced that the department is accepting appl...
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    USDA reminds producers to file crop acreage reports
    News
    USDA reminds producers to file crop acreage reports
    Marcie 
    Jun 25, 2021
    COUDERSPORT — Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after spring planting should make an appointment with the P...
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    RTS for June 9
    News, Round the Square
    RTS for June 9
    Jun 09, 2021
    NATIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP MONTH: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack kicked off National Homeownership Month on June 1st. This celebration highlights the U...
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    Build on school meals program
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Build on school meals program
    May 11, 2021
    When the coronavirus crisis closed classrooms a year ago, many anti-hunger advocates credited a swiftly approved waiver from the federal Agriculture D...
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    USDA, HHS release Dietary Guidelines for Americans
    Local News
    USDA, HHS release Dietary Guidelines for Americans
    Marcie 
    Jan 04, 2021
    WASHINGTON — The U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025. ...
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    RTS for Nov 4
    Bradford, News, Round the Square
    RTS for Nov 4
    Nov 04, 2020
    VEGGIES FOR KIDS: The USDA has set the goal for children ages 4 to 8 years old to eat one and a half cups of vegetables every day. USDA goes one step ...
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    Rixford Water awarded funds
    Local News
    Rixford Water awarded funds
    Marcie 
    Oct 28, 2020
    WASHINGTON — The Rixford, Pa., Water Association was awarded $153,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Water and Waste Disposal lo...
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    USDA extends waivers for WIC program
    Local News
    USDA extends waivers for WIC program
    Marcie 
    Sep 22, 2020
    WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the extension of more than a dozen flexibilities ensuring participants in the Special Supple...
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    USDA implements OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative; encourages private investment in rural communities
    Bradford, Local News, News
    USDA implements OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative; encourages private investment in rural communities
    Sep 01, 2020
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand announced that USDA i...
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    Agriculture Department warns consumers to report unsolicited, mislabeled seeds received by mail
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Agriculture Department warns consumers to report unsolicited, mislabeled seeds received by mail
    Jul 31, 2020
    HARRISBURG — On Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding warned consumers to properly discard and report unordered and mislabeled seeds shipped...
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    RTS for June 27
    Bradford, Local News, News, ...
    RTS for June 27
    Jun 27, 2020
    FIREFLY FESTIVAL: The FREE Virtual Stay-At-Home PA Firefly Festival will take place online today. Starting at 6 p.m., go to pafireflyevents.org , or t...
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    Wolf Administration, USDA Announce Sites for Children Summer Food Programs
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Wolf Administration, USDA Announce Sites for Children Summer Food Programs
    May 27, 2020
    HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) announced the sites where children can get free nutritious meals through the 2020 Summer F...
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    Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity
    Nation & World, PA State News
    Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity
    June 15, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — Entire regions of trees are disappearing because of invasive pests, disease and a changing climate. The key to their ability to adap...
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    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    PA State News
    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    By OLIVER MORRISON  pennlive.com 
    June 15, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
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    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    PA State News
    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    June 14, 2025
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
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    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    Local News, Nation & World
    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 14, 2025
    Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    June 14, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
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    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Local Sports
    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
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