CRANBURY, N.J. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a formal warning to the Cranbury Township Council, urging officials to delay action on a …
TRENTON, N.J. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded New Jersey agricultural organizations $801,000 in Specialty Crop Block Grants to support 14 projects aimed …
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – U.S. states must address unprecedented levels of delay and error in getting federal food aid to recipients, the Department of …
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – The number of U.S. farm acres owned by foreign entities grew more than 8% in 2022, though the 43.4 million …
By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) – All barge traffic will be halted across a wide swath of the Upper Mississippi River for weeks, the U.S. …
By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) – Tyson Foods Inc’s pork processing plant in Logansport, Indiana, has been suspended from exporting products to China, the U.S. …
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden intends to nominate Doug McKalip, a veteran agricultural and trade policy expert, to be the U.S. Trade Representative’s next …
Three Northeastern Iowa family members were sentenced recently in federal court for their respective roles in crop loan and bankruptcy fraud schemes. Aimee Lynn Rosenbaum, …
LAREDO, Texas – A 68-year-old Laredo man has admitted to accepting bribes, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Roberto Adams pleaded guilty to accepting over …
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – New bird flu cases were detected in a commercial chicken flock in Pennsylvania and a backyard flock in Utah, the …
MINNEAPOLIS – A Slayton, Minnesota, man was sentenced to 12 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and $435,517.78 in restitution for converting collateral …
CHICAGO – U.S. farmers intend to plant 89.490 million acres of corn in 2022, down 4% from last year and below the lowest in a …
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Township Council has signed a new contract with the USDA to manage the township’s wild geese population, and …
By Karl Plume – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $1 billion in pilot projects that promote farming, ranching and forestry practices that cut …
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Becker man was sentenced to pay $1,403,578.40 in restitution, serve three years’ probation, and 150 hours of community service for …