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Monday, April 08, 2013  Hundreds of thousands of pounds of frozen food recalled amid an E. coli scare may have been served in schools.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Rich Products Corp. is now recalling all its frozen snack foods produced at its Waycross, Ga., plant

Friday, March 29, 2013  Rich Products Corporation of Buffalo has announced a voluntary recall of its Farm Rich Mini Quesadillas and other Farm Rich products due to possible contamination with E. coli bacteria.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  The United States Department of Agriculture is exploring options to add New York-made Greek-style yogurt to lunch menus

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  While the nation focuses on the macroeconomics of the fiscal cliff deal, dealnews.com came out with its annual list of "12 things that will be more expensive in 2013."

Friday, September 07, 2012  The Syracuse School District is now offering free lunches to students regardless of income as part of a new program offered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012  The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded almost $200,000 for a new access road into a western New York business park that will be home to a Greek yogurt plant.

Monday, August 13, 2012  The USDA says crop production in 2012 for New York is expected to be mostly higher compared to last year.

Friday, July 27, 2012  This week the U.S. Department of Agriculture warned consumers to brace themselves for a 3 to 4 percent increase in food prices in 2013 as a result of the drought.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the freezing weather in April that followed an unusually warm March this spring had a severe impact on New York's cherry crop.

Thursday, July 05, 2012  The U.S. Department of Agriculture has earmarked $4.3 million to encourage northern New York farmers to grow shrub willows as a renewable energy source.

Friday, June 29, 2012  Summertime spent outside can be a dangerous place for food, but some summertime food fears are simply unfounded.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  Many Upstate farmers had their crops damaged by a series of spring frosts.

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  Jill Harvey was arraigned Tuesday morning in City Court on a misdemeanor for allegedly shoplifting several bottles of hair product.

Friday, March 30, 2012  The Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office has no comment but confirms the arrest of Jill Harvey, State Director of the USDA Rural Development Office.