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Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Molly Jahn, dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, has been appointed to a senior position in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, university officials said Monday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744002/uw-madison-dean-to-take-usda-post Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:55:08 -0700 The dean of UW-Madison's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences has been appointed to a senior position in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to university officials. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744032/on-campus-uw-madison-dean-takes-role-in-obama-administration Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:30:08 -0700 Colorado has moved up to No. 2 in production of winter wheat for 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6734245/colorado-wheat-production-2nd-in-nation Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:39:08 -0700 Farmers in 18 counties in New Jersey are eligible to apply for federal financial assistance because the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated them as disaster areas due to severe weather. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6735216/new-jersey-farms-eligible-for-disaster-assistance Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:24:08 -0700 Mt. Lebanon commissioners are hearing complaints about deer from residents, so they want to explore ways to control the town's deer population. Two representatives of the Pennsylvania Game Commission visited Mt. Lebanon on Tuesday to talk about deer control. From... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6734068/mt-lebanon-seeks-ways-to-curb-deer-population Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:30:08 -0700 By Mark Tower Mackinac Straits Hospital is once again considering a new longterm care facility in St. Ignace to replace the current, outdated facility on Burdette Street and is submitting a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) loan application this week. read... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6727600/hospital-turns-to-usda-for-long-term-care-funds Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:33:08 -0700 U.S. Department of Agriculture officials are looking for input on the Conservation Reserve Program, which pays farmers to convert marginal cropland into grass, thus creating habitat for wildlife - including pheasants. The USDA's Farm Service Agency has scheduled nine... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6722831/usda-wants-comments-on-pheasant-habitat-program Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:00:08 -0700 Farmers in 58 Illinois counties who lost crops because of rain and flooding can apply for federal disaster assistance. Governor Pat Quinn announced Sunday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture declared the counties natural disaster areas. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6716962/farmers-with-damaged-crops-can-apply-for-federal-disaster-help Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:45:08 -0700 The director of Colorado's Department of Natural Resources, Harris Sherman, was nominated Thursday by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to be the undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment, which oversees the U.S. Forest Service and the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6716150/ag-secretary-nominates-colorado-man-for-natural-resources-post Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:05:08 -0700 Easterling Primary School has been selected as one of 51 public elementary schools statewide for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grant.  http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6711293/primary-school-students-learn-to-make-healthy-food-choices Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:45:08 -0700 Topeka Zoo officials say they plan to implement recommendations made by federal inspectors after four animals died at the zoo in the last three years. The zoo officials met Wednesday with inspectors from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to discuss an August... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6707744/topeka-zoo-officials-discuss-inspection-with-usda Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:05:08 -0700 About 25,000 trees in a 66-square-mile area have been cut down to thwart the destructive beetle. U. S. Department of Agriculture photo An Asian longhorned beetle. WORCESTER (AP) - Massachusetts is getting nearly $4.5 million in federal stimulus money to replace trees... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6707300/massachusetts-getting-4-5-million-to-replace-trees-cut-to-halt-spread-of- Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:12:08 -0700 Sen. Barbara Boxer on Tuesday urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to focus on prevention of erosion when winter rains fall on areas blackened by California wildfires. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6699183/calif-senator-focus-on-post-fire-erosionrisks Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:24:08 -0700 Sen. Barbara Boxer on Tuesday urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to focus on prevention of erosion when winter rains fall on areas blackened by California wildfires. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6698727/calif-senator-focus-on-post-fire-erosionrisks Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:24:08 -0700 LOS ANGELES Associated Press Sen. Barbara Boxer on Tuesday urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to focus on prevention of erosion when winter rains fall on areas blackened by California wildfires. "Erosion from steep hillsides will threaten water quality and... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6709252/california-senator-says-focus-on-post-fire-erosion-risks Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:10:08 -0700 WORCESTER - On the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's public school lunch program, many experts locally and across the country are rethinking what children are eating at school. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6691421/what-s-for-lunch- Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:00:08 -0700 WORCESTER - On the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's public school lunch program, many experts locally and across the country are rethinking what children are eating at school. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6692253/what-s-for-lunch- Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:00:08 -0700 WASHINGTON — Several North Iowans received grants and/or loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development, Rural Energy for America Loan and Grant Program on Wednesday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6680797/north-iowans-given-federal-energy-grants Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:07:08 -0700 Blackfeet Community College, Stone Child College on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, Fort Belknap College, the Fort Peck Community College, along with the Salish Kootenai College, Little Big Horn College on the Crow Indian Reservation and Chief Dull Knife College... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6675176/seven-tribal-colleges-in-montana-get-usda-grants Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:50:08 -0700 Researchers from Washington State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the University of Illinois have all made recent discoveries about what may be causing colony collapse disorder, which has led to the mysterious disappearance of millions of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6675183/scientists-untangle-mystery-of-honeybee-colony-collapse-disorder Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:50:08 -0700