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The United States Department of Agriculture is distributing the oral rabies vaccine in parts of Alabama through Oct. 20. The action is a continuation of a decades-long program to reduce raccoon rabies and the associated public health risks from rabies exposures.

The USDA Forest Service is recommending hunters, hikers and all outdoor enthusiasts to exercise caution while visiting National Forests in Alabama as crowds come in with the cooler weather. This comes as the service reports southern pine beetles have destroyed thousands of trees in the state, causing the risk of falling trees.

Black and other minority farmers are set to receive more than $2 billion in federal aid in response to decades of discrimination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Most payments will go to farmers in Alabama and Mississippi.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency is now accepting applications for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program in 37 Alabama counties. This compensation is meant to help ease grazing losses due to drought on privately owned or cash leased land or fire on federally managed land.

Tyson Foods is recalling nearly 30,000 pounds of breaded chicken ""Fun Nuggets'' after consumers complained of finding metal pieces in the dinosaur-shaped patties. Alabama was one reported destination for the product.

Fourth of July is today, and many Alabamians are getting ready to cook a homemade meal or fire up the grill. Whatever the occasion, health professionals warn of possible food dangers and ways to avoid them this Independence Day.

The United States Department of Agriculture is proposing significant changes to nutrition standards in school lunches including reducing the amount of sugar and sodium found in food served in cafeterias. This could impact what lunch options are available for different grade levels in Alabama.

The federal government has announced another $325 million dollar for agricultural projects that are intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the grants at Alabama’s Tuskegee University

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn University is receiving $43 million in federal financing for a new agricultural science facility aimed at improving food…

Farmers in Alabama who have been affected by the extreme drought conditions gripping the Southeast are getting some good news from the federal…