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The USDA has launched a new school nutrition program that greatly expands the offer of free school meals to students. The program could reach more than…
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A dozen federal, state, and local agencies and organizations are undertaking a conservation and economic development project in the most densely forested…
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Funding is headed to an opera house in the Hudson Valley.U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced a $1.5 million loan for the Hudson Opera House in…
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For over 30 years now, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned blood donations from gay and bisexual men. It is a lifetime ban.…
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the creation of a new U.S. Rural Infrastructure Opportunity Fund that will allow private entities to…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture hosted a NY Rural Roundtable Summit at Fulton-Montgomery Community College. The first of three to be held in Eastern…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued its preliminary 2012 census of U.S. agriculture. Taken every five years, the census released Thursday…
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A New York congressman and a county executive say federal money will help schools purchase local produce.The $100,000 investment will connect Orange…
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Schumer last summer asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to modify the federal school lunch program to incorporate Greek yogurt as a high-protein meat…
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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…