Tuesday, June 16, 2026

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USDA announces funding for agriculture research, extension programs

WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of $17.6 million in funding to support research and outreach activities that will help...

UC Riverside professor to study soil to understand drought

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A University of California, Riverside assistant professor and a team of researchers are using an often overlooked tool to fight the...

Avian influenza expert raises concerns as USDA stockpiles vaccines

By Elizabeth K. Gardner Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —The U.S. Department of Agriculture is creating a stockpile of avian influenza vaccines, but an expert suggests...

USPOULTRY and Foundation Approve Board Research Initiative

TUCKER, Ga – USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation approved $87,124 for a new research grant at Auburn University through the Board Research Initiative program....

HPAI questions and answers from the USDA

Q. What is USDA's response process? A. As part of the existing USDA avian influenza response plans, federal and state partners as well as industry are...

USDA announces 2016 Agricultural Outlook Forum

WASHINGTON – The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host the 92nd Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum in Arlington, Va. on Feb. 25-26, 2016. The...

Perdue volunteers help oyster recovery

SALISBURY, Md. — More than 40 Perdue Farms associates and family members joined with Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) representatives to fill about 710 oyster...

Jimmy Dean promotes good Mondays

CHICAGO — The Jimmy Dean brand is rallying America to “Shine On” and spread optimism by joining the Shine it Forward movement, which kicked...

Good Times, Bad Times for agriculture

By Bob Stallman Special to Poultry Times WASHINGTON — The last decade will almost certainly be remembered as a golden age of agriculture in the United...

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