/tags/usda USDA en-US Copyright Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2025-04-03/budget-cuts-local-programs-food-banks-schools Reduced state and federal funding impacts local institutions. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2025-04-03/budget-cuts-local-programs-food-banks-schools /environment/2024-08-19/usda-farmers-protect-great-little-miami-watersheds More than a million people rely on the Great Miami Watershed for drinking water. However, a majority of land in the watershed is used for agriculture, according to the Miami Conservancy District. That means when it rains, pesticides, manure and sediment from farms flow into nearby rivers. Mon, 19 Aug 2024 08:16:00 GMT /environment/2024-08-19/usda-farmers-protect-great-little-miami-watersheds Isabel Nissley /environment/2024-08-01/efforts-minimize-spread-asian-longhorned-beetle-ohio USDA crews were finding thousands of beetle-infested trees initially. This year, they’ve counted 125. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 21:21:05 GMT /environment/2024-08-01/efforts-minimize-spread-asian-longhorned-beetle-ohio Isabel Nissley /local-news/2017-05-11/secretary-unveils-usda-reorganization-in-cincinnati A Cincinnati barge company was the backdrop for an announcement of sweeping changes to the agricultural industry. In front of an Ohio River barge filled… Thu, 11 May 2017 21:57:30 GMT /local-news/2017-05-11/secretary-unveils-usda-reorganization-in-cincinnati Ann Thompson /local-news/2016-11-17/usda-report-says-cincinnati-zoo-gorilla-exhibit-was-compliant-until-may-incident Federal investigators said in report released last month a barrier at the Cincinnati Zoo's "Gorilla World" exhibit was in compliance with standards before… Thu, 17 Nov 2016 19:26:53 GMT /local-news/2016-11-17/usda-report-says-cincinnati-zoo-gorilla-exhibit-was-compliant-until-may-incident Jay Hanselman