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 ...

Community leaders, residents, and USDA Rural Development representatives gather in Loveland, Ohio, Nov. 2, 2024. RD's Community Facilities program allowed them to break ground on a new, ...

On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a Memorandum of Understanding (PDF, 92.7 ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture ruled last week that it already “sufficiently addressed” past discrimination and that continuing to practice “race- and sex-based remedies” are no longer necessary ...

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 ...

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 USDA recently announced that race and gender will no longer be deciding factors when giving out increased benefits to programs. This decision comes as the final rule, where the agricultural ...

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 ...

Reductions in staff and office closures loom at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as the agency has opened a ‘path’ to release $10.8 billion, which includes $2.5 billion in loan subsidies, ...

It’s been a tough couple of years for local food banks and the people they serve. The COVID-19 pandemic led hundreds of thousands more Washingtonians to visit food banks and pantries to feed ...

The Agriculture Department said that it has redressed decades of historic race- and sex-based discrimination and will no longer be considering that legacy in its grants, loans and other programs. The ...

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 ...