U.S. Department of Agriculture

Vermont Town Getting $7.6m for Wastewater Treatment

Pat Bradley — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:15:00 +0000

The Vermont town of Randolph is getting $7.6 million for a new wastewater treatment plant.

USDA Restores Monthly Milk Reports in Limited Form

Pat Bradley — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:07:30 +0000

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's statistical arm has reversed a plan to eliminate some monthly reports that dairy farmers and milk processors say are important to their business.

Senator to seek funding for local hops-growing

Hank Gross — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:00:00 +0000

LAGRANGEVILLE – Standing outside one of the hops drying houses at Eastern View Farms & Dutchess Hops in Lagrangeville on Monday, US Senator Charles Schumer pledged to work with the US Small Business Administration and Department of Agriculture to get funding for local farmers to grow hops and buy equipment.

Feds: Mixed report for 2012 NY berry harvests

Dave Lucas — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:59:00 +0000

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Federal agriculture officials say New York's strawberry crop took a hit last year, but blueberry production was up.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says strawberry production dropped to 3.2 million pounds, down 11 percent from 2011. Many farms reported shortened seasons because of a snap of cold weather that generally hit early crops around the state.