WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: BOONE, IA, Aug. 28, 2024 At the annual Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is partnering with American business owners to expand innovative domestic fertilizer production, creating jobs in rural communities and strengthening local economies. The Department is awarding $35 million for seven projects in seven states throu  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: A Washington County, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for distributing counterfeit pills containing fentanyl that resulted in the overdose death of a local woman. Robert Lamart James McCollum, 35, was sentenced to 125 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release. "This defendant cut short an innocent life and brought unthink  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: A Dallas man pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding investors out of more than $27 million in various oil and gas and water rights scams, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. Dennis James Rogers, II, 35, originally of Las Cruces, NM, was charged via felony information. On Tuesday, he pleaded guilty to two counts of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service is investing $15 million to connect underserved and small-acreage forest landowners with emerging climate markets. This funding is thanks to forest landowner support provisions in President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act. In total, nine proposals across 14 states were selected to receive funding. The announcement comes in addition to  more