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What USDA’s Major Reorganization Will Look Like

Part of USDA's reorganization includes plans to relocate much of its National Capital Region staff to five regional hub ...
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USDA expecting record corn crop: What does it mean for farmers?

The USDA is predicting a record corn crop of almost 17 billion bushels nationwide — which experts said may keep farmers from ...
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USDA Cattle on Feed Report Slightly Bearish: Will The Market Care?

Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the placements figure was slightly bearish and will likely mean a lower opening ...

USDA ends programs for solar, wind projects on farms

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will no longer support solar and wind projects on productive farmland, said Agriculture ...
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USDA restricts funding for wind and solar projects, points to protection of prime farmland

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it would restrict the use of federal subsidies for solar energy projects in ...

USDA cutting off support for renewables

Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Agriculture seeks to stop funding solar, windThe Agriculture ...
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Economists: USDA may be underestimating huge corn crop

Acreage reports that producers file with USDA support the department’s big corn acreage forecast, and it may even be ...

USDA Ends Loan Guarantees for Rural Solar Projects

The Agriculture Department said that it will exclude wind and solar energy projects from a rural loan guarantee program, the ...
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USDA announces millions in grants for flood recovery

USDA Rural Development Kentucky State Director Travis Burton announced more than $16.8 million in disaster grants to help the ...
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USDA announces sweeping plans to protect the U.S. from new world screwworm

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins at the Texas State Capitol alongside Gov. Greg Abbott and stakeholders from ...