Trump has repeatedly compared himself to Lincoln, who signed legislation creating the USDA in 1862.

The dismantling of the agency will affect fisheries, oceans, and weather forecasting. U.S. fishers are already feeling the ...

The Health and Human Services secretary revealed little new information to lawmakers in back-to-back Congressional hearings.

Utilities will now have years more to limit dangerous chemicals in drinking water, as farm communities across the country contend with contamination.

Two farmers in Texas care for their fellow farmers by creating events that keep depression and anxiety at bay.

The Southwest’s first Regenerative Organic Certified farm provides a source of ideas for weathering climate change.

We’re excited to report that we have been nominated for James Beard Journalism Awards in two categories: Columns and ...

In response to federal immigration enforcement targeting farmworkers and their communities around the country, the United ...

It is still very early in the budget reconciliation process, and a final bill could be substantially different.

In a bipartisan effort, Representatives Dan Newhouse (R-Washington) and Zoe Lofgren (D-California) last week reintroduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bill that would provide pathways for ...

Ross identifies the “seeds” that shaped her own life. Probably the most important influence was her family’s food and farming ...

Agency leaders plan to study ultra-processed foods, but their top researcher on the topic left a month ago, and they’re still cutting staff and research funding.