United States Department of Agriculture News

A bacteria-like pest of apple trees across Europe has appeared for the first time in North America in an orchard now under federal quarantine in Nova Scotia.

French wheat exporters face tougher competition from the Black Sea this year as crops in Russia and Ukraine recover from drought, erasing the premium paid for Paris-traded futures over the global benchmark in Chicago .

Richmond County has a stronger agricultural industry than 75 percent of the rest of the counties in North Carolina, a state where agriculture is the most important industry at $70 billion.

During the first week of June, leaders of American Agri-Women from across the country will be in the nation's capital for the organization's annual Washington D.C. Fly-In. The 20th Annual Symposium will take place at the National Press Club the morning of Monday, June 3rd.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures climbed to a 9-1/2-month high on Wednesday as fund buying lifted nearby trading months beyond a key technical resistance level, said analysts and traders.

SYNGENTA: GLOBAL MARKETPLACE IS IMPORTING, EXPORTING MORE PESTS May 23, 2013 Source: Syngenta news release In addition to trading more goods and services between continents, a growing global marketplace is also importing and exporting more pests.

U OF ILLINOIS ECONOMISTS: RAPID CORN PLANTING PROGRESS, BUT WELL BELOW THE RECORD PACE May 23, 2013 Source: University of Illinois news release The USDA's weekly Crop Progress report indicated that 43 percent of the U.S. corn acreage was planted during the week ended May 19, 2013.

Exporters of Canadian meat and livestock are waiting to see exactly how the U.S. government will wind up not complying with international trade law on its regulations for mandatory country-of-origin labeling .

CREDO Action is joining forces with Senator Jeff Merkley in the fight to repeal the Monsanto Protection Act: "One of the most outrageous special interest provisions in years." That's what Senator Jeff Merkley calls the Monsanto Protection Act, which became law in March.

We're used to turkey dinners in November, but Wednesday it was "Thanksgiving in May" at St.

Memorial Day weekend means summer is upon us! The USDA released information for keeping food safe at Memorial Day barbecues and picnics on May 21.

In the following season, Ukraine has a chance to fight for the second place on the world grain export market - V.Klimenko According to the forecast of the USDA, in 2013/14 MY the general grain production in Ukraine may reach 56.6 mln tonnes, which would allow to the country to take the 7th position among the world producers of grains, declared ... (more)

A goat that apparently escaped the blade at a slaughter house caused an accident on the Pulaski Skyway in Jersey City and brought traffic to a standstill from Route 440 to Route 3 when she wandered onto the highway during yesterday morning's rush hour.

USDA/APHIS has announced that it will prepare two environmental impast statements for dicamba- and-2,4-D resistant crops.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on April 29 announced funding for four rural electric projects in eight states-Colorado, Georgia, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, and Wyoming.

Some of Baltimore's best-known candy makers are pressing Congress to overturn a decades-old sugar policy they say is leaving a bad taste in their mouth.

The recalled product bears the establishment number "P-20923" inside the USDA mark of inspection and a use-by date of "JUN 22 2013" printed on each tray.

And the outlook isn't too good, as some are making a gamble on getting corn in the ground before it's too late.

Senate appropriators have approved the department's request to shift funds within the Rural Development division to avoid furloughing about 4,800 employees because of sequestration, according to an aide.

A team of United States Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists were busy screening and inspecting foreign arriving cargo and vessels when they discovered that a ship was infested with big headed ants.. However, once the CBPAS opened a container manifested with aluminum scrap metal from Costa Rica, It started off as a normal day at ... (more)