The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is investing $14 million to support food safety research, outreach and workforce training.

Richard Fordyce has been appointed as the Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, marking his return to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Fordyce, a Missouri farmer, previously s ...

As farmers prepare for the next harvest, they said the cold weather will help. Frost on the ground will help kill bugs and ...

Director for Kansas Rural Development Christy Davis announced that Rural Development is funding 54 projects to generate clean ...

After over two years of writing a weekly column for Barchart, this week will be my last. I will likely return to this space ...

Gov. JB Pritzker announced $14.7 million in federal grant funding will be used to extend the state’s Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) beyond June 30, ...

President-elect Donald Trump has announced a slate of undersecretary nominees for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Exploring the details of the Certified Naturally Grown certification, how it compares to USDA Organic, and why some farmers ...

The virus has been detected four times in Georgia, but only in backyard flocks previously, including among 13 chickens and ...

A severe bird flu outbreak has killed millions of chickens, causing egg prices to rise. The virus has spread to dairy cows ...

US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, in one his final acts, criticized a Biden administration assessment that the country’s ...

Under a 40-year-old law, the U.S. Department of Agriculture can withhold subsidies, like crop insurance and disaster payments ...