A USDA plane strafes the Cedar Fire near Oracle, Arizona, on May 20, 2025, dropping fire retardant primarily made of water, fertilizer and iron oxide.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated six counties as primary natural disaster areas for drought.

The Trump administration’s nominees for two key Under Secretary positions pledged to uphold USDA services with reduced resources during Wednesday’s confirmation hearing. Senate Ag Committee Ranking ...

A nonprofit organization representing New England farmers is joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming cutbacks made to agencies like the U.S. Department of Agriculture will ...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) has released a handbook to help law enforcement and local officials better respond to animal welfare complaints, according to an ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff is among a group of legislators pushing to keep nine field offices for the ...

Following two banner crop years in California’s San Joaquin Valley, cherry yields are projected to decline by as much as 50% ...

Non-fire workers will be "prioritized and redeployed" in 2025's most severe wildfires, the USDA recently said. Here's what we ...

After nearly 100 days of traveling the nation and visiting directly with hundreds of farmers across America, U.S. Secretary ...

Live cattle futures continue to ignore the strength in spot cash trade with a sharp downside correction last Wednesday, ...

Federal investigators looking into a Kansas City-area dog fighting ring may have a break in their case, according to ...

A well-meaning 2019 law, COVID-19 aftershocks and the Trump administration's decision to pull the plug on USDA grants for ...