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Older people with diets heavy in flavonols, antioxidants found in fruits, vegetables and tea, may be less prone to develop Alzheimer’s.

Worldwide production of most citrus crops will likely decline in the current harvest year, according to a report from the USDA that projects reduced global citrus crops.

Rainfall the next few weeks will make a big difference for the California cattle ranchers. Government and private sector efforts are both needed to prevent organic fraud.

President Trump is currently in trade negotiations with India and plans to travel there soon and A new strawberry variety released has been shown to have a longer shelf life.

The USDA is proposing changes to school meal programs that could limit the variety of vegetables served at lunch and cut fruit servings at some breakfasts.

EPA announced approval of nine biopesticides and one conventional pesticide for use on hemp. This was the first time the federal agency approved products for use on hemp.

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the USDA will begin making a second round of trade aid payments for 2019 to U.S. farmers next week.

The USDA has invested over $2.8-million in high-speed broadband infrastructure to create or improve e-Connectivity for 347 rural households in Tennessee.

The final report from the Romaine Task Force, started in the wake of several outbreaks traced to the lettuce, is far from over, but recommendations could come by December.

The Agricultural Retailers Assoc. is applauding EPA’s move to stop labeling Glyphosate as a carcinogen. The EPA announced it will no longer approve such product labels.