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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun scattering millions of packets of oral rabies vaccine from helicopters and planes over...

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...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced Thursday that the Department is se...

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...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an adjustment in school meal reimbursements to help schools continue...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson today announced that USDA is seeking...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson today announced that the ...

BEES: The decline of bees and other pollinator populations threatens our global food security. Pollinators contribute to ecosystem health and a sustai...

HARRISBURG — U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson announced that the department is accepting appl...

COUDERSPORT — Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after spring planting should make an appointment with the P...

NATIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP MONTH: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack kicked off National Homeownership Month on June 1st. This celebration highlights the U...

When the coronavirus crisis closed classrooms a year ago, many anti-hunger advocates credited a swiftly approved waiver from the federal Agriculture D...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025. ...

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 ...

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...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the extension of more than a dozen flexibilities ensuring participants in the Special Supple...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand announced that USDA i...

HARRISBURG — On Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding warned consumers to properly discard and report unordered and mislabeled seeds shipped...

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...

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) announced the sites where children can get free nutritious meals through the 2020 Summer F...