News and reports from the Department of Agriculture.

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issued a statement Jan. 26 announcing the departure of deputy agriculture secretary Jewel Bronaugh from the department.

News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service today announced it will offer $41 million through the 2023 Wood Innovations Grant and 2023 Community Wood Grant programs to spark innovation and create new markets for wood products and renewable wood energy.

Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program - Organic Transitions grant opened on Feb. 1.

News Release: A honeybee (left), southern carpenter bee (middle) and bumblebee (right) collect sorghum pollen. (Photos by Karen Harris-Shultz).

News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2023 - February 12 marks Super Bowl LVII and Americans from coast to coast will gather with friends and family to cheer on their team, enjoy the halftime show and partake in traditional football foods. While foods prepared at home remain a popular option, delivery and takeout options ...

News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2023 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched its pilot Cattle Contracts Library today at Noon Eastern Time on the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Cattle Contract Library webpage. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 directed USDA to create a pilot library ...

Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program grant opened on Feb. 1.

A national forest that's also the largest intact temperate rain forest in the world is again under federal protection from road construction and timber harvests.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced a $2.7 billion investment by the Biden Administration to help 64 rural electric cooperatives and utilities modernize and expand the rural electric grid for increased security.

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, urged the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to hold Canada accountable to its obligation to provide market access to American dairy farmers under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), ranking member, urged the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to hold Canada accountable to its obligation to provide market access to American dairy farmers under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).