Iowa secretary of agriculture nominated for top job at USDA

WEBVTT KGROUND THAT MAYBENEFIT IOWA.SONNY PERDUE WILL SOON TAKE ONTHE TITLE AS THE NATION'SSECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.IOWA EXPERTS ARE CONCERNED THATTHERE WON'T BE A SINGLEMIDWESTERNER IN TRUMP'S CABINET.>> AN IDEAL SECRETARY OFAGRICULTURE PICK WOULD HAVE BEENSOMEONE FROM THE MIDWEST, WHOUNDERSTANDS MIDWESTERNAGRICULTURE AND RENEWABLE FUELBUT, THEY'RE HOPEFUL THAT PERDUE-- TOMMIE: BUT THEY'RE HOPEFULTHAT PERDUE CAN LIFT UP ASTRUGGLING AG ECONOMY WITH HISTRADE AND FARMING EXPERIENCE.>> HE'S PRO TRADE WHICH ISCRITICAL NOT ONLY TO IOWA PORKPRODUCERS BUT TO THE ENTIRE USINDUSTRY.WE NEED TO KEEP THAT GOING ANDWE THINK HE'S A GOOD SELECTION.WE HOPE HE IS CONFIRMED.

USDA Integrates Recalls Information into ‘FoodKeeper’ Application

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced new updates to its popular FoodKeeper application that will provide users with new information on food safety recalls. The app has been updated so users can choose to receive automatic notifications when food safety recalls are announced by USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Food and Drug Administration .

An odd trend in wheat country: not much wheat

In this 2015 photo provided by the USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council, farmer Howard Jones, chairman of the Idaho Pea and Lentil Commission, inspects his chickpea field near Genesee, Idaho. Changing consumer tastes for healthy high protein food are driving a boom in the demand for crops like chickpeas and lentils and some farmers, faced with the lowest wheat prices in nearly a century, have chosen to plant less wheat and more of these higher profit crops driving them to record production levels this year.

‘Smothered’ and ‘shoved aside’ in rural America

"Come on! Come on! Go girls!" Annette Sweeney was on horseback, hollering at her chocolate-colored cows on a perfect Iowa morning, happy that her life is better since Donald Trump became president. Sweeney, 60, raises Angus cows and corn on the flat, green farmland of central Iowa.

U.S. not getting kids to eat veggies, critique of claim says

The Department of Agriculture has invested seven years and several million dollars in a popular program that claims it gets students to eat significantly more fruits and vegetables. But as a recent critique of the research behind the program reveals, "significantly more" often means an amount as small as a single bite of an apple.

Firm buys trio of nursing homes

WINNEBAGOa S- Heartland Senior Living, a local non-profit community corporation, has recently purchased three senior care providers in southern Minnesota from current owner ElderCare of Minnesota. The three senior care providers are Parker Oaks Community in Winnebago, Parkview Care Center in Wells and Truman Senior Living in Truman.

Maine delegation calls for dairy farmer relief from USDA

Maine's congressional delegation is calling for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make emergency changes to help dairy farmers who are struggling with low prices. Democratic Congresswoman Chellie Pingree says farm milk prices have dropped nearly 40 percent in recent years, leaving New England dairy farmers in trouble.

Optimism in advance of Ohio crop harvest

Though some of Ohio's corn and soybean farmers might be pessimistic about this year's yield, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is not. Despite the excessive rain that fell in Ohio and the necessary replanting for many, sometimes multiple times, the USDA has a reasonably sunny prediction for Ohio's average yield on corn, soybeans and wheat.

Senators: Federal purchase to help NY concord grape growers

Concord grape growers in New York are getting a boost from the federal government, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture planning to buy juice for nutrition programs. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand say the USDA will use up to $18 million to purchase surplus grape juice, which will help stabilize prices farmers receive.

US Table Top Trade Show , Goa August 18-19, 2017

The largest gathering of american food importers in goa under forum of indian food importers and us department of agriculture PANAJI, India - Aug. 16, 2017 - PRLog -- Goa -- US Government's Department of Agriculture in India and Forum of Indian Food Importers have partnered together to do the first ever Table top trade show featuring American food and beverages in Goa. Hospitality partners Hotel Grand Hyatt and Hard Rock are hosting the event for 24 importing firms and U.S. cooperator groups, who represent various high quality US food and beverages brands in country.

In Brief: Saloon game room opening delayed, but ‘soon,’ Tweetsie hosts after hours Aug. 22

Patrons at Boone Saloon will have to wait a little longer before they can venture downstairs into the new "barcade." According to Boone building inspector Stacy Miller, the downstairs bar, known as The Game Changer, was incomplete when a final inspection was done, so the restaurant had to file a second permit application.