Do not get between reality and political forces in Congress when Republicans and Democrats agree to spend more money on farm ...

New federal initiative provides farmers funding for soil health practices and conservation through streamlined application ...

Conservation programs like Environmental Quality Incentives Program face delivery challenges as USDA loses thousands of employees, forcing farmers to wait longer.

Some USDA office functions will be suspended during the government shutdown. (USDA Photo by Lance Cheung) Nearly half of U.S. Department of Agriculture employees will be furloughed during the federal ...

Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are still discriminating against white farmers despite a change in administration and the threat of litigation ...

Community leaders, residents, and USDA Rural Development representatives gather in Loveland, Ohio, Nov. 2, 2024. RD's Community Facilities program allowed them to break ground on a new, ...

The Department of Agriculture plans sweeping changes to the country's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other USDA-administered welfare programs with the aim of eliminating fraud and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article was originally published in The Beacon. In 2020 and 2021, the COVID pandemic exposed weaknesses in the United States’ ...

The Agriculture Department is reviewing 15 of its programs amid ongoing Trump Administration scrutiny over spending, according to a list provided to Agri-Pulse on Thursday by Senate Ag Committee ...