His bill would let huge corporate agricultural interests — like China-owned Smithfield Food — outcompete most small farmers.

The proposal calls for cutting 2,600 of the 4,600 USDA jobs in DC, Maryland and Virginia and expanding the department’s ...

The surprise reorg announcement last week was a flash point at a hearing Thursday, where senators expressed displeasure about ...

Expanding rural extension programs beyond agriculture could help universities balance needs between rural and urban communities.

In her second term as governor and final 18 months in public office, Gov. Laura Kelly has elevated water in Kansas to her ...

By limiting large-scale water exports from the state, experts and farmers said Missouri has taken forward-thinking measures to protect one of its most vital resources. According to them, it will ...

A top U.S. Department of Agriculture official defended the agency's reorganization plan during a Senate committee hearing on ...

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden today vigorously defended the Trump administration’s proposal to reorganize the Agriculture Department at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing. “President ...

The Agriculture Department received backlash from Democratic senators regarding the decision to decentralize and relocate Washington-based employees.

The closures are part of a broader reorganization effort at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which houses the U.S. Forest ...