United States Department of Agriculture News

Fresh white spuds aren't allowed in a government supplemental nutrition program for women and children because, unlike other fruits and vegetables, potatoes aren't lacking in the typical diet.

A new fresh produce business recently opened its doors in Christmas Valley, fully licensed and inspected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Owner and operator Sid Robinson, who aptly named his humble yet thorough produce stand Sid's Produce, opened his doors in mid-May. Located in the heart of the town proper of Christmas Valley, Robinson said ... (more)

Zach Maier, the fifth generation of dryland wheat farmer on the family's land near Ritzville in Eastern Washington, keeps watch on fertilizing equipment as he moves across the land.

The initial harvests of winter barley and winter wheat have begun across southern Russia and Ukraine and are close to two weeks ahead of normal, encouraged by recent hot and dry weather.

U.S. corn futures rose on Tuesday, led by deferred contracts on technical buying and forecasts for potentially stressful hot weather in late June, traders said.

Just because the school year ends does not mean that disadvantaged students nationwide no longer need school lunches for sustenance.

A chicken in Scott County is confirmed with avian influenza and state officials have quarantined poultry within a 6.2-mile radius around the infected bird's farm.

The U.S. government will intervene in the sugar market for the first time in more than a decade, spending up to $38 million in an effort to forestall a later bailout of sugar producers - including those in Minnesota - that could cost over $300 million.

Finally travelers who miss the flavors of Paris need not wait until their next European trip to fulfill a craving for French snacks.

The White House, bless them, has threatened to veto the Farm Bill if Congress passes the House version of the legislation, which cuts $2 billion a year from the food stamp program, instead of the Senate version, which contains a mere $400 in annual cuts.

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The Columbiana County Auditor's Office has found a way to convert to the commonly used and preferred accounting system at little cost to the county, thanks to Bert Dawson and the federal government.

We know that globally there is a huge need for school lunch programs to fight child hunger.

The latest crop report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows Iowa's cornfields have been hit hard by the wet spring.

Wisconsin's maple syrup production has hit a 20-year high, increasing five-fold from last year when early warm weather cut the season short, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Monday.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday that it would buy sugar on the domestic market and adjust its re-export credit program in its latest bid to prevent processors from widespread loan defaults due to sinking prices.

Four Forest Service employees racked up $13,700 in improper charges on government travel cards in fiscal 2011, according to a new report from the Agriculture Department's inspector general.

The University of Nevada has paid a nearly $7,500 fine for the death of three sheep at UNR's Main Station Field Laboratory in Reno.

Asian wheat buyers remain concerned U.S. imports could be tainted with genetically modified wheat even as U.S. government findings showed the discovery of an unapproved GMO strain in Oregon appeared to be an isolated incident.

Much of that ends up in the kitchen trash can: uneaten leftovers, milk past the expiration date and vegetables that go bad.