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A new USDA program aims to reduce the startup costs of state meat inspection programs and expand local meat processing options.

Discovered in Georgia three years ago, yellow-legged hornets have made their way to the Lowcountry. The elusive and skilled hunters threaten the lives of honeybees.

Mike Switzer interviews Kellee Melton, South Carolina State Conservationist for the Natural Resource Conservation Service at the US Department of Agriculture in Columbia, SC.

Mike Switzer interviews Kellee Melton, South Carolina State Conservationist for the Natural Resource Conservation Service at the US Department of Agriculture in Columbia, SC.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the changes will also help prevent fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued the alert over concerns that consumers who purchased the frozen items, ready-to-eat items might still have the products at home.

South Carolina is among six states where certain unhealthy foods and beverages will no longer be available for purchase under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps.

Beginning in the fall of 2025, meals served in school cafeterias across the U.S. will have less sugar, less sodium, and more variety.

A conversation with NRCS soil scientist Lance Brewington sheds light on why managing South Carolina's wet winters can help the state to not suffer troubles the West Coast is trying to solve.

The U. S. Department of Agriculture is not just a place for the latest and best research on crops, diseases, and insect pests. While looking for information on popcorn, I came across the site for popcorn on the USDA History Library.