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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, July 18, 2017, the Commissioner of Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, John McMillan (R) confirmed that the department is working with USDA officials to address a positive test for atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), known in the popular press as “Mad Cow Disease” in an eleven-year old … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, July 18, 2017, The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a neurologic disease of cattle, popularly referred to as “Mad Cow Disease,” in an eleven-year old cow at a livestock market in Alabama. The USDA reports that this animal never … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, April 24, 2017, US Senator Luther Strange (R) joining 86 other Senators colleagues in voting to confirm former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue (R) as Secretary of Agriculture. Senator Strange said, “We have waited long enough for this critical opportunity, and I was proud to cast my vote today … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, July 8, 2017 the Alabama Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus held its annual luncheon on the state Capital grounds. State Representative Randy Davis (R from Daphne) and Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R from Anniston) chair the caucus. Chairman Davis said that that the Alabama Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus was … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter As of October 20, 2016, 32 counties in Alabama have been designated as primary natural disaster areas and 15 additional counties are classified as contiguous counties by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) because of the ongoing drought. The terrible drought conditions have led the US Department of Agriculture … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 12, US Representative Terri Sewell welcomed US Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack to Alabama’s 7th Congressional District, where he announced that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $1.6 million in various projects within the 7th Congressional District. Secretary Vilsack made the announcement while touring through … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— A new report just released from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that Alabama was one of 10 states with the largest number of households where food was often scarce or hunger was a major problem between 2011-2013. http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err-economic-research-report/err173.aspx#.VAjdZktH2lI According to the study from the USDA, … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senators Jeff Sessions (R) and Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama were part of a bipartisan effort to encourage Senate negotiators on the House-Senate Farm Bill Conference Committee urging them to preserve the USDA’s foreign catfish inspection program as they work on finalizing the Farm Bill. After sending the … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, Congressman Robert Aderholt (R) from Haleyville released  written statement after question U.S. Department of Agriculture officials about the department’s research budget.  Officials at the hearing include: the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics and Chief Scientist Dr. Catherine Wotecki, Administrator … Continued