Rice at $132.89 and cotton at $117.35 will receive the highest per-acre rates, but some have called payments a bandage in the ...

The Trump administration has been working overtime to portray itself as the savior of America’s farms and food security when, in fact, it’s become our food system’s greatest threat. The recent ...

“Protecting and improving the health of our soil is critical not only for the future viability of farmland, but to the future success of American farmers. In order to continue to be the most ...

Stage two of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Disaster Relief Program is now open for enrollment. Additionally, the department announced that SDRP will extend aid for uninsured crop ...

A USDA program to support local food systems was terminated due to budget cuts. The Heartland Regional Food Business Center helped small and midsized farms with market access and technical assistance.

When Makeesha Munro and her partner, Travis Jones, started their farm in Collins, they didn’t expect to be traveling across the state to sell the culinary mushrooms they grow. Jones was semiretired ...

Students in the agricultural program at Southern High School, along with their families, want other Anne Arundel County Public Schools students to have access to the Curriculum for Agricultural ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it’s working to reform what it calls the "out of control" SNAP benefits program. The agency plans to redirect more of its nutrition budget toward healthier, ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins has said the department will "completely deconstruct" the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in an effort to remove fraud ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Thursday said the Trump administration is planning to have all Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries reapply for the program due to ...

The deal to reopen the government includes new federal funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Iowa farm leaders say it’s welcome progress but only a temporary fix to much bigger challenges.