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USDA Proposes Plan for Reducing Salmonella Risks in Poultry
The new approach has the potential to drive down the number of consumer infections.
USDA Pays Nearly $800 Million in Loan Relief to Farmers
The payments were distributed as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, with more debt relief on the way.
Are Invasive Species Always Bad?
Researchers at Brown University want to emphasize the positive impacts of some non-native species.
USDA Updates Two Farm Insurance Policies
The agency says the goal is to cover increased farm revenue with less paperwork.
Cattle Ranchers On High Alert After Longhorned Tick Found in Missouri
Warming temperatures are creating perfect conditions for the disease-causing pest to spread.
Up and Down the East Coast, Farmers Work to Rebuild After Hurricanes
Damages from Hurricanes Fiona and Ian are wide-ranging and long-lasting. Now, producers battered by wild winds and floods attempt to recover after the storms.
Food Inflation Is Eating Up Grocery Budgets
Last month, grocery prices saw the highest increase since 1979.
New Census of Agriculture to Survey Internet Access, Precision Agriculture and More
The upcoming USDA census will track the changing demographics of farmers across the country.
Ugandan Farmers Embrace Maggots as Solution to Fertilizer Shortage
Black soldier fly larvae are becoming a hot commodity during a time of crisis for farmers.
