Tag: U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA unveils plan to help build small meat processing plants
DES MOINES, Iowa — The federal government promised Friday to spend $500 million to encourage the construction of smaller meat processing plants located closer...
US agency offers $307 million for rural water projects
OHKAY OWINGEH PUEBLO, N.M. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue up to $307 million in grants and low-interest loans in an effort...
New US rules to protect animal farmers expected this week
OMAHA, Neb. — The Biden administration plans to issue a new rule to protect the rights of farmers who raise cows, chickens and hogs...
First African American named to lead US Forest Service
WASHINGTON — Veteran forester Randy Moore has been named chief of the U.S. Forest Service, the first African American to lead the agency in...
Western drought brings another woe: voracious grasshoppers
BILLINGS, Mont. — A punishing drought in the U.S. West is drying up waterways, sparking wildfires and leaving farmers scrambling for water. Next up:...
Western drought brings another woe: voracious grasshoppers
BILLINGS, Mont. — A punishing drought in the U.S. West is drying up waterways, sparking wildfires and leaving farmers scrambling for water. Next up:...
US will revisit Trump-era decision for Alaska rainforest
JUNEAU, Alaska — The federal government announced plans Friday to “repeal or replace” a decision by the Trump administration last fall to lift restrictions...
USDA sending $1B in funding to country’s food bank networks
WASHINGTON — The Department of Agriculture is sending $1 billion to the country's food bank networks, seeking to expand the reach of the system...
Meat producer JBS says expects most plants working Wednesday
CANBERRA, Australia — A ransomware attack on the world’s largest meat processing company disrupted production around the world just weeks after a similar incident...
USDA rejects request for faster pork slaughterhouse speeds
DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declined a request by the pork industry to increase the speed at which pigs...