A report by the National Audit Office has found significant problems with the allocation and administration of grants under the Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement.

Some of New Zealand’s largest agricultural players are joining together to help fight a key part of the government’s strategy for battling global warming.

New Brunswickers place environmental values ahead of the industrial harvesting of forests, suggests a government-commissioned survey released on Wednesday.

SAN FRANCISCO—Urban forestry experts with the U.S. Forest Service, Cal Fire, U.C. cooperative extension service and citizens’ groups will be leading seminars and staffing exhibits at the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show to discuss the importance of urban forestry in the Bay area.

() - Governor Corzine’s budget announcement this week called for the elimination of three departments, one of which is the Agriculture Department. Agriculture Secretary Charles Kuperus explains what this means for this long-standing entity.

Chicago, IL— Governor Rod R. Blagojevich named Illinois Department of Agriculture Assistant Director Tom Jennings as Acting Director of the agency.

WASHINGTON - The agriculture secretary on Thursday resisted calls from Democratic senators for a complete ban on so-called downer cattle — those unable to walk — from entering the food supply.

Agriculture futures mostly traded higher Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery fell 85 cents to $11.65 a bushel; March corn rose 18.25 cents to $4.1425 a bushel; March oats added 2 cents to $4.145 a bushel; May soybeans gained 37.25 cents to $15.125 a bushel.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Agriculture Department abruptly ordered congressional auditors to leave its D.C. headquarters and told its employees not to cooperate with them.

WASHINGTON - The Agriculture Department abruptly ordered congressional auditors to leave its headquarters and told its employees not to cooperate with them.