Tagged with U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) chaired a Homeland Security subcommittee hearing examining federal preparedness against agroterrorism threats targeting the nation’s food and agriculture systems. Strong, who serves as Chairman of […]
HUNTSVILLE — Alabama’s casualties in the U.S.-China trade war are more than peanuts. However, you might say the state’s peanut crop is brittle. China did not import any peanuts – […]
WASHINGTON – In a move to cut red tape and help expand markets for small livestock producers, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville joined Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) […]
MONTGOMERY – Alabama is “stepping up to help,” Gov. Kay Ivey said today after releasing $2 million of the state’s emergency funds to go toward eight food banks, serving all […]
HUNTSVILLE – Japanese beetles cause approximately $450 million in damages every year to private lawns and golf courses alone. Now, a UAH researcher at the University of Alabama in Huntsville […]
AUBURN — Alabama’s three land-grant institutions are working to provide information and support to families dealing with “heirs property” through programming at Alabama Cooperative Extension System offices throughout the state. […]
GADSDEN — If you see small packets being dropped from low-flying aircraft, it’s nothing nefarious. The drops are part of the 21-year-old U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Rabies Management Program. […]
MONTGOMERY – A federal program to help lower energy costs will provide a boost to family farms and small businesses in north Alabama, Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced. […]
WASHINGTON — Alabama A&M University, with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, has been awarded almost $950,000 in grants, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced. The awards are part of the […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service has a cooperative agreement with Alabama under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program, the USDA announced this week. Through this […]