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Tiffany Arthur knows peanuts. Her command of the subject area not only allowed her to develop a new methodology to address issues in the peanut industry, but her ability to provide insight to Congressional leaders, USDA officials and market participants earned her the Economist of the Year award by...

America 's wild horses and burros have a rich history and are living symbols of the pioneer spirit of the West. But did you know that protecting this heritage is also a part of the mission of the U.S. Forest Service? In fact, the agency manages more than 30 wild horse or burro territories on more...

Little did Chamain and Shaneka Hicks know four years ago that they would be off on an adventure that their high school classmates would envy.

This afternoon, USDA Rural Development in South Dakota convened a Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) meeting in Sioux Falls. Rural Development Under Secretary Dallas Tonsager addressed the group of 25 stakeholders. Tonsager shared with the group that over the next couple of months, USDA Rural...

In the past 24 hours, we’ve seen a lot of chatter online regarding a story from North Carolina in which a pre-school student’s lunch was deemed “unhealthy.” We’d like to set the record straight.

Windham County Farm Service Agency in Connecticut has taken an innovative approach to connect consumers with their local farmer. Through the state’s AGvocate program — a program designed to make farming viable in Connecticut towns — the agency received funding to promote agriculture by creating...