According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Purdue University, Indiana pumpkins and total eggs produced were the second-most produced in the nation in 2021.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-biz-brfs-st-0206-20230204-6frsjg66snc5fcm5vncfgpceou-story.html

According to the US Department of Agriculture, oats are loaded with complex carbohydratesessential vitamins and minerals like B1, B3, B5, B6, folate and iron.

Source: https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/12-everyday-foods-that-have-health-benefits-according-to-science/

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the nation’s manufacturing jobs — once the beating heart of rural economies — sharply declined through the 2000s.

Source: https://cascadebusnews.com/rural-small-businesses-learn-how-to-succeed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rural-small-businesses-learn-how-to-succeed

According to U.S. Department of Agriculture data, an average family of four in South Dakota spends roughly $1,100 a month on food purchased at a store and prepared at home.

Source: https://www.mobridgetribune.com/articles/big-tax-cut-likely-this-session-but-details-still-in-debate/

After a brief stint at Pine Tree Animal Clinic, he went on to work for the Maine State Department of Agriculture as a state veterinarian and retired from the state as Director of Veterinary Services.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/09/23/obituarydavid-f-dineen-2/

A good part of that also comes out of Indiana, so it’s a great relationship to maintain,” says Don Lamb, Director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA), who just returned from a USDA trade mission to Tokyo and Osaka, Japan.

Source: https://1010wcsi.com/hoosier-ag-today/isda-director-don-lamb-on-importance-of-recent-ag-trade-mission-to-japan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=isda-director-don-lamb-on-importance-of-recent-ag-trade-mission-to-japan

Ag producers and their advocates can expect a hard slog in the coming months as Congress tackles the new Farm Bill, which funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Source: https://www.journal-advocate.com/2023/10/27/farm-bill-faces-tough-battles-in-u-s-house-former-ag-secretary-says/

A joint operation between the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Department of Agriculture (DA) has resulted in the seizure of P86 million worth of smuggled sugar from Hong Kong.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/03/21/boc-and-da-joint-operations-yield-smuggled-sugar-fishery-products/

An industry soiree will follow the conference from 4–7 p.m. with value-added vendors, dinner and keynote speaker Amanda Beal, commissioner of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/02/10/bdn-maine/umaine-extension-hosts-wild-blueberry-conference-feb-25/

As for Plan B, he expects to submit a loan application to the United States Department of Agriculture for capital projects this October.

Source: http://gcherald.com/another-water-rate-increase-on-horizon-for-alma-taxpayers/2023/09/20/

At the end of the night, a bill to fund the Department of Agriculture failed to pass on the floor with 27 Republicans voting against it, highlighting once again the difficulty Republicans have had coalescing around spending bills.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/09/29/house-expected-to-take-up-gop-stopgap-bill-but-congress-still-on-track-for-a-shutdown/

Benefits will return to usual levels, which are based largely on a household’s income, size and certain expenses, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5458613/us-ending-extra-help-for-groceries-that-started-during-covid-2/

But that’s what the Idaho Department of Agriculture needed to do and they found a creative way to make it happen.

Source: https://newsradio1310.com/ixp/96/p/boat-seen-over-twin-falls/

By 1929, the state boasted 1.4 million commercial birds, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture records.

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/nov/26/how-did-minnesota-become-the-nations-top-turkey-state/

By early 2020, the state had nearly 1,300 registered processors, according to data from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.

Source: https://abc11.com/hemp-in-north-carolina-regulation-delta-8-thc/12763291/

Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) today introduced legislation to curb wasteful spending at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Source: https://kiow.com/2023/07/12/grassley-marshall-braun-introduce-bill-to-weed-out-wasteful-spending-at-usda/

Craig Buttars, the commissioner of the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, told KSL.com last year that many in the agricultural community have embraced changes in how water is used.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/8/8/23824208/how-much-water-utah-expects-to-save

Hontiveros questioned the release of SO No. 6 without the signature of President Marcos, who concurrently holds the roles of Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA).

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1766176/tastes-familiar-senate-starts-probe-into-second-sugar-fiasco-under-bongbong-marcos

However, the ban will continue unless the Department of Agriculture (DA) or the BAI-ADDRL will declare that these areas are already ASF-Free.

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/492505/chan-signs-eo-banning-pork-pork-products-from-carcar-and-negros

“I don’t think we have a full grasp of the PFAS situation,” said Peder Kjeseth, an assistant commissioner for the Department of Agriculture.

Source: https://www.minnpost.com/environment/2023/05/so-many-unknowns-minnesota-will-study-pfas-in-agricultural-pesticides-ahead-of-a-near-ban-in-2032/