Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

The latest Utah news on Thursday evening, November 19, 2020.

Top leadership at the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food failed to report conflicts of interest, used government resources for personal trips and possibly gave preferential treatment when awarding the state’s first cannabis-growing licenses, according to a scathing report the Utah Office of the State Auditor released Wednesday. The department’s new leadership says they take the concerns seriously and will be implementing changes to improve transparency and control.

Tuesday evening, July 28, 2020Undocumented People Excluded From Pandemic AssistanceA report released Tuesday from two Utah advocacy groups said…

Tuesday evening, Jan. 14, 2020Governor’s Education SummitUtah education and community leaders gathered Tuesday for the governor's 2020 education summit.…

More than 16,000 Utahns could get medical cannabis cards during the program’s first year, according to estimates commissioned by the Utah Department of…

Just a handful of businesses will soon get the opportunity to grow marijuana in Utah, but it won’t come cheap.It will cost interested growers $2,500 just…

The state legislature passed the Utah Medical Cannabis Act last week. State agencies are already taking first steps to lay the groundwork for the law…

Utah exporters and business leaders worry a trade war with Mexico, Canada and Europe could harm the state's agriculture and food industries.After the…

A House bill to allow the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food to grow cannabis for medical and research purposes passed by the narrowest of margins…

Utah Health officials are investigating illnesses in Utah and six other states associated with chicken salad sold by Costco. Exposure to an E-coli…

On Tuesday morning, Governor Gary Herbert spared one locally-raised turkey from becoming Thanksgiving dinner. But this is a story about a local poultry…

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food is making retailers pull nearly 700 jackets from their stores after discovering the coats are…