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A bill moving through the General Assembly in Annapolis would give Maryland farmers a 10-year reprieve from new state or local environmental regulations if the state Department of Agriculture deems they're doing their part to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.

A bill moving through the General Assembly in Annapolis would give Maryland farmers a 10-year reprieve from new state or local environmental regulations if the state Department of Agriculture deems they're doing their part to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.

The Maryland Department of Human Resources will step up efforts to find people who sell their food stamps for cash or otherwise defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, under a pilot program with the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.

As school districts across the country aim to serve nutrition-conscious menus that appeal to students palates, students at Howard High School emerge from cafeteria lines with plates as green as well-manicured lawns.

a new microloan program that will provide up to $35,000 to help bolster these producers during their start-up years

Mika J. Cross, a human resources manager for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, sometimes uses a laptop issued by the agency. But she is far more likely to check email or collaborate with colleagues on one of her two personal computers.

Six horses were removed from Harford County Friday and taken to a rescue farm in Howard County, according to the organization that is caring for them.

Hoping to encourage more use of climate-friendly wood in housing, the U.S. Forest Service is teaming up with City Hall to offer $10,000 in prizes to local architects and builders who come up with the most innovative row home designs that incorporate recycled and sustainably harvested wood and wood fiber.

All 73 schools in the Howard County Public School System received a HealthierUS School Challenge from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Maryland State Department of Education announced last week.

Howard County should not equate sugar with corn syrup

Federal workers' unions and food safety groups have joined to oppose new rules proposed by the Department of Agriculture to streamline federal poultry inspections.

Thanksgiving advice for the novice and expert is available online

From Libya to food stamps, important information was kept from voters

The USDA offers safety tips for refrigerated food during power outages caused by storm Sandy

Late senator took on meat industry and pioneer nutritional guidelines

Gustav "Gus" Baer, a retired executive and certified public accountant who had a second career as a pianist entertaining customers with his renditions of Cole Porter, Duke Ellington and George Gershwin classics, died Oct. 9 of a neurodegenerative disorder at Emeritus of Pikesville senior-living facility. He was 84.

Howard County school system lauded for food service.

Picture this: You're out to dinner and there are juicy porterhouse steaks, sumptuous burgers, and tender ribs on the menu. Salivating yet?

This Baltimore couple celebrated a traditional Pakistani wedding with an American twist.

In a few weeks, hunters will start heading to six county parks armed with bows and shotguns, as Howard County begins the annual whitetail deer hunt. The effort is meant to maintain ecological balance between the deer and their immediate surroundings, and to protect trees and other park vegetation.