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Friday, May 17, 2013  Organic industry's political clout grows on Capitol Hill as consumers demand organic foods

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  USDA makes 2nd attempt with livestock ID system meant to help control spread of animal disease

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  USDA Secretary Vilsack to announce expansion of program aimed at reducing rural poverty

Monday, January 14, 2013  Producers and ranchers hit by the drought will now be eligible for government loans and other programs. The Agriculture Secretary declared 597 counties across the country and all of the Texas Panhandle as primary disaster areas.

Friday, January 04, 2013  Drought continues to worry farmers and causing price increases in foods.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  The USDA Farm Service Agency has announced 34 counties in Texas have been authorized for emergency grazing use of the Conservation Reserve Program for the fiscal year 2013.

Saturday, May 12, 2012  The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now providing in-store nutrition information for food safety and inspection on ground meat and poultry and for the forty most popular cuts of meat and poultry.

Friday, March 30, 2012  Consumers will now feel the fallout from BPI in their pocket book

Friday, March 02, 2012  A new law passed by the USDA requires nutritional labels to be put on all ground beef and ground poultry products.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  APNewsBreak: Obama's budget axes USDA program that tests for deadly bacteria in fresh produce

Thursday, January 26, 2012  For the first time in 15 years, the USDA is raising nutrition standards for school meals

Thursday, January 19, 2012  Last summer's drought had a damaging effect on most of the Panhandle, and many farmers saw little to nothing from their harvests.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  More than 250 U.S. Department of Agriculture domestic offices, facilities, and labs will be closing nationwide, two of them in the Panhandle.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011  An Oklahoma City company is recalling 875 pounds of turkey filets that are mislabeled as center cut steaks.

Friday, December 02, 2011  Farmers say new labor rules could keep teens from farm jobs and fewer may go into agriculture