U.S. Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is a federal agency responsible for food safety, agriculture, forestry, rural development, and nutrition programs.
It is led by the Secretary and is dedicated to supporting farmers, conserving natural resources, fighting hunger, and promoting rural communities.
Address: 1400 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 799-7030
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Montco Vaccine Maker Bets Its Data May Be Worth as Much as Its Science
Ambler’s MBF Therapeutics believes the data behind its vaccines could become just as valuable as the vaccines themselves, writes Holly Quinn for Technical.ly. The company…
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Summer Meal Programs in Bucks County Aim to Help Children in Need
Several organizations are offering summer meal programs in Bucks County to ensure children have access to free lunches, helping families struggling with food insecurity, writes…
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Spotted Lanternflies Have Great Hitchhiking Abilities, Making It Harder to Slow Invasive Pest Down
Spotted lanternflies — which are back in the Philadelphia region — have great hitchhiking abilities that have proven to be crucial to their ability to…
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Kansas Boy Enters His Bug Collection in the State Fair. Here’s Why It Triggered a Federal Investigation
A boy who brought his bug collection, which included a spotted lanternfly, to the Kansas State Fair triggered both a state and federal investigation, writes…
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Spongy Moth Invasion: A New Threat to Bucks County’s Trees and Shrubs
After the spotted lanternfly, another invasive species is damaging and killing trees and shrubbery in Bucks County and statewide: the spongy moth, writes Damon C.…
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Delaware Valley University’s New Poultry Science Center Receives $25,000 Grant
Delaware Valley University received a $25,000 grant for a new poultry science center on its main campus in Doylestown. The grant has been funded through…
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Kill-on-Sight Orders Issued in Several States for Spotted Lanternfly
As spotted lanternflies continue to spread around the country, several states have issued kill-on-sight orders to prevent any further expansion of the invasive insect, writes…
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Delaware Valley University Hosts Stakeholder Meeting, Discusses Animal Agriculture in Commonwealth
Delaware Valley University recently hosted a stakeholder meeting that covered agriculture throughout the state of Pennsylvania. The university hosted the meeting, titled “Assessing the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities,…
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Talk About Overkill: Pennsylvania Residents Are Incinerating a Seasonal Pesky Pest with Propane Torches
Lanternflies. Yes, they’re annoying. And yes, they affect agribusinesses. But some mitigation techniques against them are getting a bit extreme, writes Abigail Gruskin for The…
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DelVal Students Fight ‘X Fever,’ a Fictitious Disease Devised to Test Epidemiological Readiness
Fifty-seven Delaware Valley University students joined experts from the USDA and the Pa. Dept. of Agriculture to fight “X Fever.” The invented malady was devised…
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Boy’s Kansas State Fair Bug Collection Display with a Spotted Lanternfly Triggers State, Federal Investigation
A boy who entered his bug collection at the Kansas State Fair with a spotted lanternfly among other insects triggered both a state and federal…
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