WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The North Carolina Pork Council, Raleigh, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding proposed revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices. The changes, particularly focused on the conservation practice standard CPS 359, pertain to waste treatment lagoons integral to animal manure treatment. The proposed adjustments suggest implementing a new cover requirement for anaerobic lagoons in operations with 1,000 animal   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Announces USDA Presidential Appointments, Naming Full Slate of Under Secretaries * (Washington, D.C., August 9, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced President Trump's nominations of key USDA leadership at the Iowa State Fair. This rounds out the senior leadership of USDA. "America's farmers and ranchers have a fighter and a friend in the White Hou  more