Worry of floods in Missouri river towns eases -- for now

Ex-FSA employee pleads guilty to wire fraud

Sandbags on hand, Red River area waits for flood

Montana dairy receives national small biz award

Grains prices rise on concern of wet spring

UPDATED: Judge denies sugar beet injunction, but could restrict 2011 plantings

A federal judge in California has struck down an effort to block the planting of genetically engineered sugar-beet seeds this spring, but this may be the last season growers can plan on planting the crop for a while. In a ruling filed today, Judge Jeffrey White denied a motion by the Cent ...

Pesky moth will remain on US quarantine list

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- A federal agriculture report says the light brown apple moth will continue to be regulated as a quarantine pest, despite arguments that its danger is overstated. The moth, which is common in New Zealand, has been found in at least 16 California counties. State ...

OSU ag school changes to cut costs

Oregon State University's College of Agricultural Sciences is proposing to merge some departments and change its name as part a university-wide strategic alignment initiated last year by Provost Sabah Randhawa. Under the proposal, the College of Agricultural Sciences would become the Coll ...

Pacific smelt listed as threatened; impact unclear

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — The Pacific smelt, a small silvery fish that was a staple of Northwest American Indian tribes when the Lewis and Clark expedition arrived, is getting federal protection because it's been declining toward extinction due to global warming and other factors.The fish, al ...

ESA lacks key ingredient

The most frustrating thing about the Endangered Species Act is that it precludes bureaucrats and judges from taking into account hardships that efforts to protect species can impose on humans. But don't take our word for it. U.S. District Judge Oliver Wanger probably knows as much o ...