Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The USDA announced earlier this month it was ending a $3 billion program to help farmers use climate-friendly practices. (Preston ...

Kitchen staff at the Clear Lake Middle School in northern Iowa slice local apples as one of the fruit options for lunch. Hundreds of Iowa farmers, schools and food banks planned on federal dollars ...

In the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed — especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food ...

USDA wants farmers to focus on soil health and producing more nutritious food. To that end, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins, along with Robert “F” Kennedy Jr., Health Secretary, and Doctor Mehmet Oz, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the launch of agricultural trade promotion programs for fiscal year 2026 and is now accepting applications for four key ...

Federal agriculture department loses field staff as farmers face delays accessing newly approved conservation funding.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is eliminating language that it has used for decades to address groups that have been the targets of past discrimination. In doing so, the USDA is further ...

Conservation programs like Environmental Quality Incentives Program face delivery challenges as USDA loses thousands of ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture will no longer support solar and wind projects on productive farmland, said Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in a post on X on Monday. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Monday, claiming the agency is continuing discriminatory practices established under ...