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  • Farm runoff in 41 watersheds feeding Mississippi 24 Nov 2009 21:52 GMT
    ... Farm runoff in 41 watersheds feeding Mississippi Associated Press ... PM ET NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it aims to stop agricultural runoff ... in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. In ...

  • USDA awards funds to watersheds 24 Nov 2009 18:06 GMT
    ... MISSISSIPPI DELTA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected 41 watersheds in 12 states, known ... watersheds in Arkansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin. ...

  • Forty-one watersheds in 12 states will be part of Mississippi River Basin Initiative 24 Nov 2009 15:56 GMT
    ... percent of the Basin's land area. "The USDA is committed to working cooperatively with agricultural producers, partner organizations and ... watersheds in Arkansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin. ...

  • Funds Will Help Mississippi River Basin Water Quality 24 Nov 2009 10:53 GMT
    ... initiative will provide approximately $320 million in USDA financial assistance over the next four years. The priority watersheds ... are in Arkansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin. ...

  • Cost of Thanksgiving meal drops in 2009 24 Nov 2009 08:26 GMT
    ... The 2009 Thanksgiving market basket will average $37.52 for ... turkeys are sold on a holiday special. U.S. Department of Agriculture research in 2004 found that whole frozen ... the survey results reveal price trends in Louisiana. ...

  • Almost 2 Million Black Households With Children Face Hunger 24 Nov 2009 03:54 GMT
    ... Black Households With Children Face Hunger The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (USDA) reported yesterday that almost one in four children ... live May 13, 2009 in Port Sulphur, Louisiana. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) ...

  • The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (USDA) reported yesterday that almost one in four children living in the United States 23 Nov 2009 20:24 GMT
    ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (USDA) reported yesterday that almost one in four children ... November 23, 2009 print edition of The Louisiana Weekly newspaper ...

  • Thanksgiving Dinner to Cost Less 23 Nov 2009 19:02 GMT
    ... potatoes, the news is not so good. USDA reports that prices are up 10 percent from a year ago. ... due to tighter supplies. Hurricane Gustav hit Louisiana, which is one of our major sweet ...

  • Jones Co. among disaster areas due to crop losses 23 Nov 2009 17:22 GMT
    ... declared primary natural disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), due to crop losses by severe spring and ... well as contiguous counties in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee disaster areas for weather incidents ...

  • Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trivia Sparks Holiday Conversations 23 Nov 2009 13:26 GMT
    ... The traditional Thanksgiving Day meal features a delicious turkey ... with 492 residents; followed by Turkey Creek, Louisiana (357); and Turkey, North Carolina . There ... and budget-friendly activity. sources: National Turkey Federation, U.S.D.A., United States Census Bureau ...

  • Vitter Urges Approval of Louisiana Ag Disaster Designation 20 Nov 2009 19:34 GMT
    ... Nov 20, 2009 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- ... David Vitter today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack urging his quick approval ... approval of a natural disaster designation for Louisiana. "Our state's agricultural sector is still recovering ...

  • LSU AgCenter wins $3 million grant to research sweet potatoes 20 Nov 2009 18:21 GMT
    ... The latest business news from New Orleans and south Louisiana LSU AgCenter wins $3 million grant to ... safety. The grant, announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was included in more than $46 million ...

  • Strain: State still waiting for funds 20 Nov 2009 07:26 GMT
    ... The state agriculture department should have nearly all of ... and Ike and Tropical Storm Faye cost Louisiana farmers about $1 billion, according to estimates ... Strain said he also has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to designate Louisiana parishes as disaster areas ...

  • GMO Rice - U.S. Suit Confirms Contamination in Country, ERA 19 Nov 2009 23:43 GMT
    ... THE legal action instituted against Bayer CropScience AG by ... contamination. More than 1,000 farmers from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri, have sued Bayer ... for their crops was curtailed when the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2006 announced that trace amounts of ...

  • GMO rice: US suit confirms contamination in Nigeria, ERA 19 Nov 2009 20:14 GMT
    ... THE legal action instituted against Bayer CropScience AG by ... contamination. More than 1,000 farmers from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri, have sued Bayer ... for their crops was curtailed when the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2006 announced that trace amounts of ...


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