You may have heard about the large underground seed vault in Svalbard, Norway, which opened in 2008. But you might be ...

Missouri, the “puppy mill capital" of the United States, faces ongoing issues with breeders prioritizing profit over animal ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the ASPCA has no standing to file suit challenging its licensing of Iowa kennels with ...

The Iowa-based animal advocacy group Bailing Out Benji published its quarterly review of violations cited at puppy mills.

The 11th annual Texas A&M Plant Breeding Symposium will be held on Feb. 20 at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center. The symposium is supported by Corteva, Texas A&M AgriLife, and the Texas A&M ...

Legislation would close the loophole in California's pet retail ban by prohibiting brokers from selling or shipping dogs to ...

Some state lawmakers are pushing for new rules for commercial dog breeders. They have the support of county animal shelters.

Agriculture Department employees have been ordered to delete landing pages discussing climate change across agency websites and document climate change references for further review, according to an ...

Senior Agriculture Department staff have been ordered back to the office beginning Monday, and all USDA employees nationwide have been ordered back to the office by February 10, according to a memo ...

Senior Agriculture Department staff have been ordered back to the office beginning Monday, and all USDA employees nationwide have been ordered back to the office by Feb. 10, according to a memo from ...

The USDA has been at the heart of concerns about ... In recent years, the office has also taken on animal abuse at dog breeders for research labs and the listeria outbreak at Boar’s Head ...