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Lincoln University in Missouri is heading a USDA-funded project researching the commodity, but its prohibition created high hurdles for getting the crop off the ground.
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In Missouri, families may not get the summer payments until fall, because funding for the program wasn鈥檛 approved until May.
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The district north of Alton in Fosterburg township will soon break ground on the water treatment plant and more than 50 miles of pipe to connect to six other communities and water districts.
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The agriculture department鈥檚 annual projections show a slowing economy and lower crop prices for the upcoming year. The USDA also looks ahead to the next decade, showing rising crop yields but a competitive job market.
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A U.S. Department of Agriculture report found 鈥渟ocially disadvantaged producers,鈥 especially Black farmers, operate at a higher risk level compared to their white counterparts and are less likely to receive government payments.
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A recent study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that the population in rural areas is on the rise after a decade of decline.
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Over 100 billion pounds of food goes to waste every year in America. The U.S. Department of Agriculture鈥檚 Farm to Food Bank is trying to cut down on that waste by connecting local farmers and food pantries, but it鈥檚 future depends on how much funding is included for the program in the next farm bill.
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Updated at 6 p.m. June 24 with comments from a USDA local union presidentMore than 1,000 federal jobs will relocate to downtown St. Louis from a north鈥
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EAST ALTON 鈥 Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue visited the Melvin Price Locks and Dam facility while in Illinois on Tuesday.He toured the newer鈥
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About 6,000 nutrition professionals gathered at the America鈥檚 Center Convention Complex in St. Louis. They came from all over the country to sample ramen鈥