USDA encourages making a game plan for Super Bowl party food safety
With shared dishes and food left out for extended periods, the USDA warns Super Bowl parties create the perfect conditions ...
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USDA announces 2025 enrollment periods for crop and dairy safety-net programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the 2025 enrollment periods for key safety-net programs – Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), as well as Dairy Margin ...
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A Historical Look at Food Safety
While it may seem that the incidence of foodborne illnesses increases year to year, the reality is people have been getting sick from foodborne illnesses since the beginning of time. Indeed, many food ...
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Agriculture secretary oversees food production, rural life, and nutrition programs that help millions afford healthy diets
Kathleen Merrigan has received several grants from USDA. Previously she was employed by the agency as Deputy Secretary (2009-2013) and Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator (1999-2001 ...
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USDA opens enrollment for crop safety net programs
WASHINGTON D.C.- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has opened enrollment for ITS Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Martin Larsen, a small ...
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Bird flu detected on Georgia farm | Agriculture Commissioner assures poultry, eggs are safe
Elberton is located in Elbert County, an hour north of Atlanta, and is a small community where agriculture is a cornerstone of daily life. Following the detection, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner ...
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Trump Names USDA Undersecretary Nominees
President Trump’s USDA Undersecretary nominees. Top left: Luke Lindberg as USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs (TFAA); Top right: Richard Fordyce as Undersecretary for Farm ...
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South Dakota's Lindberg nominated for Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agriculture Affairs at the USDA
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — President-elect Donald Trump has added another South Dakotan to his team, this time in the agricultural realm. In a Truth Social post on Thursday, Trump announced he will ...
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Trump picks Fordyce, Hoskins, Boren for USDA undersecretaries
Hoskins, who joined the Senate Agriculture Committee staff in 2021 after leaving USDA, would oversee the Agricultural Marketing Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. While at ...
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Luke Lindberg tapped for USDA trade undersecretary
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Luke Lindberg to serve as the Agriculture Department’s trade undersecretary. Lindberg, a former Export-Import Bank official, would join from the America ...
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You're green | Virginia releases new safety inspection stickers
VIRGINIA, USA — QR codes, holograms, the color green, were among the new features on the Virginia safety inspection sticker that state police were touting on Wednesday as they unveiled their ...