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Sep 17, 2018--As the country celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, recently released government data indicate that Hispanics bear the brunt of hunger and poverty despite the recent gains in the national economy. Data released earlier by the U.S. Census indicates that 18.3 percent of Hispanics or 10.8 million people lived in poverty in 2017.
The five schools will receive a $77,650 grant to participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, the News Gazette reports. The program lets kids grab a fruit or vegetable as a snack at least twice a week during the school day.
Bob Evans Farms is recalling 46,734 pounds of sausage links because they may contain "extraneous materials," including hard plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday. The Ohio-based sausage maker identified five varieties of their products with the potential issue and are asking consumers to throw out or return the packages to their local retailer.
Based on September 1 conditions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says North Dakota's soybean harvest is forecast at 236 million bushels, down 2 percent from last year. Soybean acres for harvest are pegged at 6.55 million, 7 percent below 2017.
Citywide's current ownership will continue to hold a significant share of the equity. The company's executive team will continue to be led by Steve J. Goorman, as President, and Teresa Whitehead, as Chief Executive Officer.
Animal rights advocates are taking their case against SouthPark Mall's Pick of the Litter pet store to Strongsville City Hall on October 1. Collins, up front and straight forward, agreed to an interview in the story of the little girl that's the face of the call for change in Strongsville and beyond. "I got Itty Bitty from a breeder and the front leg bone was bowing out.
REUTERS: A Cargill Meat Solutions plant in Colorado is recalling more than 25,000 pounds of ground beef that could be contaminated with E. Coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. The meat carries an "EST.
After examining more than 2,800 corn and soybean samples, Pro Farmer analysts are estimating national corn yield will reach 177.3 bu. per acre and soybean yield at 53.0 bu.
Scouts on the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop tour are heading home Friday morning after a week of scouting fields across the Midwest. Pro Farmer released results from its samples in Minnesota.
Orion Samuelson and Steve Bridge offer reports from China, a look at new dairy technology and share insight on key issues for agriculture Orion Samuelson and Steve Bridge open with a look at China and the way that country has changed over time; including that country's need for commodities. Steve talks with former Secretary of Agriculture John Block about the changes he's seen.
Hard red spring wheat flows from a combine driven by Ben Tinkham to a grain cart driven by Reed Tinkham at Tinkham Farms near Fisher, Minn., Tuesday. Ben and Reed Tinkham farm with Brian Tinkham and were on the second day of wheat harvest.
CATTLE RAISERS REFUTE CONCERNS ON CATTLE FEVER TICK SPRAY BOXES Aug. 2, 2018 Source: Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers Assn news release Robert McKnight, Jr., president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association issued the following statement in response to an announcement that the Texas Department of Agriculture is shutting down the use of cattle spray boxes to treat cattle fever ticks: "Our foremost priority is the health of our cattle, and we support the experts at the Texas Animal Health Commission and USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in their mission to protect animal health and productivity.
According to federal court documents filed on July 31, 2018, Ford Motor Credit Company is suing Reagor-Dykes dealerships, Bart Reagor and Rick Dykes. Ford says the dealerships have an outstanding balance of more than $116 million, and currently more than $41 million is due now.
The Commodity Credit Corporation is a government-owned and operated bank first created to support farm income and prices during the Great Depression. Organized under the umbrella of the USDA, the CCC Charter Act was enacted by Congress as a financing backstop to help farmers produce and market their commodities through loans, purchases and payments and to develop new domestic and foreign markets.
On Monday, a public health alert issued by the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service advised certain beef, pork and poultry salad and wrap products might be contaminated with cyclospora. The products were sold by grocery stores including Kroger, Trader Joe's and Walgreens.
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A few weeks ago I noticed that my backyard bird feeder was running low on seed - time for a refill. The feeder wasn't completely empty, however: At the bottom there remained a large pile of one particular type of seed that the local birds had evidently passed over in search of other, tastier morsels.
Southwestern Bartholomew Water Co. is one of three Indiana utilities that will receive funds through a nationwide effort to upgrade rural water infrastructure.
USDA's Rural Utilities Service has more than $4 billion in loan funds and $1 billion in grant funds available for rural community water and wastewater system improvements; nearly triple the normal annual obligation. The Water and Waste Disposal Program provides loans, loan guarantees, and grants to fund the construction, upgrade, or expansion of clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage or solid waste disposal infrastructure, and stormwater drainage in rural areas.
These non-browning mushrooms, which were gene-edited, need no special approval by the USDA in the United States, but if they were sent to European Union countries, they'd face the same regulations as GMOs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is calling out a recent ruling in the European Union that puts products from new "gene editing" methods such as CRISPR in the same category of all techniques for genetically modified organisms.