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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Senator Mark Kelly announced a new national strategy to address the wildfire crisis on Tuesday. This file photo is from a previous visit Kelly made …
Senator Kelly hosts USDA as they announce a new 10-year strategy to confront the wildfire crisis in Arizona Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Lurissa Carbajal/Cronkite News: Most crops and livestock raised in Arizona are eligible commodities for the program. Contributed Article/Courtesy USDA SAFFORD – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) …
USDA reopens signup for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Contributed Article/Courtesy USDA WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing $1.68 billion in payments to agricultural producers and landowners for the …
USDA issues $1.68 billion in payments to producers enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Contributed Article/Courtesy USDA WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation today announced that the marketing assistance loan rate for 2021-crop …
USDA announces 2021 Upland Cotton Marketing Assistance loan rate Read More TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Contributed Article WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced interest rates for September 2020, which are effective September 1-September …
USDA announces commodity credit corporation lending rates for September 2020 Read More TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Farmers and ranchers to receive direct support for losses related to COVID-19 Contributed Article WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced …
USDA announces details of the Direct Assistance to Farmers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy USDA WASHINGTON D.C. – A study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reveals that individuals are putting themselves at risk of illness when they wash or rinse …
Wait, don’t wash raw poultry? Here’s why Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A cotton picker makes its way through a field last year. Contributed Article/Courtesy USDA WASHINGTON D.C. – Agricultural producers reported they were not able to plant …
Farmers prevented from planting crops on more than 19 million acres this year Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Math instructor Renee Still greets parents during Morenci High School’s open house Aug. 6. Contributed Article/Courtesy USDA WASHINGTON D.C. – Summer is coming to an end …
USDA hand washing and lunch packing tips for parents and caregivers Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy USDA WASHINGTON D.C. – Johnsonville, LLC., a Sheboygan Falls, Wis. establishment, is recalling approximately 95,393 pounds of its ready-to-eat jalapeño cheddar smoked sausage products that may be contaminated …
Johnsonville recalls nearly 100,000 pounds of ready-to-eat Jalapeño Cheddar Smoked Sausage links due to possible foreign matter contamination Read More