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Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 9:10am

Everyone wants their chicken wings to make an impression. Don’t let food safety missteps fumble your Super Bowl party.

To make chicken wings tasty, folks often rely on a marinade—a savory sauce that soaks poultry to enrich its flavor or to tenderize it. Marinating also prevents chicken...

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 3:43pm

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that people recovering from the impact of recent wildfires and straight-line winds may be eligible for food assistance through USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP)....

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Monday, January 27, 2025 - 10:00am

Our current season of online courses is well underway, and the fourth and final block of courses will start live instruction in one month. With courses on business, grazing management, soil health, growing fruit, and more, this is a great opportunity to learn before the growing season begins....

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Monday, January 27, 2025 - 10:00am

WASHINGTON, January 27, 2025 — If you’re hosting a Super Bowl party, keep food safety in your playbook to ensure that bacteria doesn’t run out the clock. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has a game plan to keep your Super Bowl...

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Friday, January 24, 2025 - 5:28pm

Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced key appointments by President Donald J. Trump to support his administration’s focus on forest management, wildfire prevention, and natural resource conservation. Ahead of the President's...

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Tuesday, January 21, 2025 - 2:41pm

Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of the following individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C. These appointees have been selected to implement President Trump’s America First agenda, ensuring...

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Friday, January 17, 2025 - 12:49pm

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2025 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced an additional six states are enrolling in the...

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Friday, January 17, 2025 - 9:15am

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s aura in my childhood home was so pervasive that you would have thought he was a member of our family. My mother, who’d been born on our family farm in Mississippi and later raised in Chicago, came to age at the height of the 1960 Civil Rights movement and understood...

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025 - 1:20pm
Every year, land-grant universities in all 50 states receive funds to address locally important problems and two of this year’s awardees will contribute to a 15-year Multistate Research Project addressing sustainable solutions to problems affecting bee health.... Read More
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 - 1:20pm
The Cornell Small Farms Program’s Futuro en Ag project hosted a series of field days for Latino/a/x farmers.

WNY Farm Field Day Highlights Apple Production, Soil Health, Leadership

Sergio Rosario and Silvia Rios, co-owners of Rosario Brothers LLC, welcomed nearly 30...

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