AMES, Iowa (AP) — At first glance, it looks like an unassuming farm. Cows are scattered across fenced-in fields. A...
Department of Agriculture News
Between hail, strong winds, floods and plant disease, US corn crops were put through some tough times this summer. But...
The U.S. bird-flu outbreak in dairy cattle is much larger than official figures suggest due to farmers’ reluctance to test...
Three employees of the largest agricultural research facility in the U.S. have filed federal whistleblower complaints alleging that the facility’s...
America’s wheat fields have become so plagued by drought that farmers are now poised to abandon crops at the highest...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is looking into vaccines as an option to protect poultry against deadly bird flu, the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is changing some rules around crop insurance for hemp, including making the insurability requirements more...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working on a proposal for a waiver system for hog plants forced by a...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release more than $1 billion in payments over the next several weeks starting...
A food workers’ union filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to block Trump administration waivers that allow poultry plants to operate...