Solar farms are booming in the US and putting thousands of hungry sheep to work
On rural Texas farmland, beneath hundreds of rows of solar panels, a troop of stocky sheep rummage through pasture, casually ...
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Avian influenza outbreak in Georgia halts sale of poultry, forces quarantine
The first case of avian flu in a commercial poultry operation has been found, according to the Georgia Department of ...
Incursion of non-native fruit flies requires $129M in emergency funding
The Department of Agriculture said Friday it has tapped $129 million in emergency funding to battle a worsening incursion of ...
Bipartisan lawmakers join forces to break up 'out-of-touch' DC power structure
A Democrat and a Republican are joining forces to crack down on the centralization of federal government power in Washington, ...
Trump appoints founder of Idaho company to Department of Agriculture
Michael Boren, the founder of Clearwater Analytics in Boise, has been appointed as the United States Under Secretary for ...
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WP coverage of Trump tariffs and their potential harm for Canada
U.S. president Donald Trump's threat of imposing tariffs on Canadian goods could hit the agriculture industry especially hard. In 2023 Canada sent more ...
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US Department of Agriculture to invest US$6 billion in clean energy across rural US
These programmes are Empowering Rural America and Powering Affordable Clean Energy with investments in rural communities ...
Agriculture secretary oversees food production, rural life, and nutrition programs that help millions afford healthy diets
The Department of Agriculture has 17 agencies whose focuses range from food safety to research, nutrition, conservation, rural development and more. I served from 1999 to 2001 as administrator of the ...
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States that still have outstanding SNAP benefit payments
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a crucial federal initiative in the United States, providing essential food support to low-income individuals and families. Administered by the ...
Bird flu detected in Connecticut backyard flock
The Connecticut Department of Agriculture shared on Friday that avian flu was detected in a flock of birds in New London County.
Nearly 100 acres of agriculture land slated for community solar development in Maryland
A fifth community solar project has entered Harford County’s development pipeline and is set to add nearly 40 acres to the ...
With bird flu cases rising, certain kinds of pet food may be risky for animals – and people
H5N1 infections are rare in American pets, but they’ve become increasingly common over the past two years as the virus has ...