Montana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen spoke to KGVO News on Tuesday about over $5 million in funding for school breakfasts and lunches from the United States Department of Agriculture.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is helping six states improve bee habitat, one state being Montana. State Entomologist Cam Lay said bees are kind of like humans…they don’t do well when they eat the same things over and over again.
USDA Rural Development State Director Anthony Preite announced today that the USDA is seeking applications for grants to support rural community economic development.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department is threatening to shut down three California poultry processing facilities linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 278 people across the country.
1.6 Million dollars of Federal relief money and technical assistance will find its way into the hands of farmers and ranchers hurt by last summers floods. The grant money was made available by the United States Department of Agriculture's Emergency Conservation Program. Among other services, The Emergency Conservation Program aid money will help to remove debris, restore livestock fences and other conservation structures, as well as grade and shape farmland damaged by the flooding.
The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) will host a public meeting to discuss the proposed consolidation of the Treasure County FSA Office. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday January 26 at 1:30 P.M. at the Community Center at 306 Rapelje Avenue in Hysham. This will be the only meeting held to take oral public comment on the consolidation plan.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it plans to shutter four offices in Montana and Wyoming as part of a $150 million cost cutting measure that includes 259 closures nationwide.
Food Nutrition Service offices will close in Helena and Cheyenne, Wyo...