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WASHINGTON, April 16, 2014 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) awarded funding to more than 60 U.S. agricultural organizations to help expand commercial export markets for American products. The funding was made available through the 2014 Farm...

Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis and First Cowgirl Ann Hargis, along with Chief Wellness Officer Suzy Harrington and a crowd of students, faculty and staff, officially opened the Cowboy Walking Trails on Tuesday, April 15, with a ribbon cutting and walk along one of two trails that wind through the Stillwater campus. 
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Oklahoma democratic gubernatorial candidate Joe Dorman will visit the Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater on Tuesday, April 15 at 4 p.m. to speak with Dr. Jim Davis’ “Introduction to American Government” and “Political Campaigns and Candidacy” classes. 
Dorman is expected to discuss various campaign strategies with the students and...

The Missouri Department of Agriculture is giving 30 high school students from throughout Missouri the opportunity to explore careers in agriculture through the 2014 Missouri Agribusiness Academy - a competitive membership for sophomores interested in pursuing agriculture-related college degrees and careers....

WASHINGTON, April 15, 2014 - The U.S. Forest Service finalized policy guidelines that will open opportunities for ski areas to promote year-round recreation activities that are natural resource-based and that will create additional jobs for communities with ski areas on the National Forests....

GREEN BAY, Wis., April 15, 2014 - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded over $700,000 in grants to support nutrition education programs for participants of USDA's Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)....