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Ralph Stout Park in Mountain City is popular for families to come ad spend time together, but soon it will have something missing, geese.We have entered into a

A USDA trade mission is in India this week trying to make inroads into the giant economy for U.S. food and ag products.

Klamath irrigators are frustrated over water allocation for farms, and U.S. agriculture represents just under 10% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

Investigations continue into bird flu virus in US milk supplies - 24 April 2024

For nearly four decades, the federal government has protected environmentally sensitive farmland through a simple bargain with farmers known as “conservation compliance.” If they want to receive farm program benefits, growers can’t plow up wetlands, and they must take steps to protect highly erodible acreage.

Whether it’s from the USDA or Congress, it seems we’re hearing of more plans or legislation to make positive improvements in the sustainability of agriculture and climate smart changes.

The federal agencies that buy food for distribution try to buy products locally but don’t have a comprehensive way of tracking the source of products, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.

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Some dairy producers appear to be holding back from signing up for the farm bill’s Dairy Margin Coverage program.

Federal regulators say while the fragments remain in the milk, pasteurization has killed the virus. A Texas resident, who works with dairy cattle, recently contracted a form of Avian flu that is infecting milk-producing cows.