South Dakota landowners, legislature at odds over Summit carbon pipeline
Ed Fischbach, a landowner from Spink County, SD, and member of the South Dakota Easement Team, speaks out against RL 21 during a landowner meeting…
Biden announces rural clean energy investment during Wisconsin trip
1 of 2 | President Joe Biden walks across the South Lawn after landing at the White House Thursday following his return from Wisconsin where…
Biden touts investments in clean rural energy during trip to Wisconsin
1 of 2 | President Joe Biden walks across the South Lawn after landing at the White House Thursday following his return from Wisconsin where…
Biden admin. announces plan to pay Western farms to conserve water
Declining water levels due to climate change and 20 years of ongoing drought have reshaped Lake Mead's shorelines as seen in this file photo on…
Biden signs 2 proclamations expanding California landmarks
1 of 2 | The snow capped San Gabriel Mountains are seen looking north from the Interstate 10 and 15 interchange in Ontario, Calif. Photo…
USDA announces new school meal standards that call for less sugar, salt in students’ food
Sack lunches wait for people driving up at Fern Ridge Elementary School in Chesterfield, Mo., during the COVID-19 pandemic on March 24, 2020. New federal…
Biden administration moves to protect old growth forests
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack unveiled the administration's proposed changes to old-growth forest protections on Tuesday. File Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo Dec.…
Biden pledges more than $5B to support rural America
Nov. 1 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden pledged more than $5 billion to sparsely populated areas of the United States on Wednesday to support new…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warns of food shortages for millions with government shutdown
1 of 3 | U.S Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters at the White House on Monday that an "extreme Republican" government shutdown next week…
USDA inaugurates new Kansas facility to study animal diseases
The USDA inaugurated the National Bio and Agro-Defense facility in Manhattan, Kans., Wednesday. The facility will study biological threats and animal diseases. Photo Courtesy of…
Biden to visit Minnesota plant to tout infrastructure, manufacturing growth
President Joe Biden's visit to Minnesota is intended to highlight job growth, improving supply chains and industrial improvements that have emerged as a result of…
Department of Agriculture to invest nearly $10 million in reforestation initiatives
The Department of Agriculture is investing nearly $10 million in forest nursery and seed partnerships for reforestation. The department hopes the initiative can help areas…
Agriculture Department commits $63M to fund rural Internet in four states
1/2 The federal government is spending $63 million to bring high-speed internet access to rural areas of four separate states, the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
Biden to travel to key 2024 states after State of the Union
1/3 President Joe Biden speaks with the media in Washington upon his return to the White House from Camp David on Monday. The president will…
USDA announces $100 million to improve school meals nutrition
1/2 The U.S. Department of Agriculture Friday announced a $100 million initiative to improve school meals nutrition. Agriculture Tom Vilsack said school meals are often…