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by Todd Neeley DTN Staff Reporter OMAHA (DTN) — President-elect Donald Trump's selection of former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to head USDA was praised by a broad swath of agriculture …

  DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 29, 2016 – Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Lanon Baccam today announced that beginning Jan. 9, 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will offer an …

BOZEMAN, Mont., December 21, 2016 – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is providing $1.2 million for a Yellowstone Region Agricultural Sustainability Project, which seeks to define best management …

Capital Journal reports:  Farmers and ranchers in the Northern Plains hired fewer workers this year than in 2015, and paid them less this October during the key harvest period than …

CASPER, November 10, 2016 –Starting in November, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will accept and process applications for enrollment in the Conservation Stewardship Program …

USDA baseline projections provide a long-term view of the U.S. farm sector.  These projections show that production of beef and pork will expand steadily between 2016 and 2025, driven by …

BILLINGS, MT (Sept. 14, 2016) – This week hundreds of Farmers Union members are in Washington, DC for the National Farmers Union's Annual Fall Legislative Fly-In. And its been a …

Meatingplace.com reported:   The U.S. Department of Agriculture has closed six offices in five states after receiving anonymous threats, according to the Associated Press. USDA spokesman Matthew Herrick is quoted …