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The USDA is making $21 million in technical assistance grants available through the Rural Energy for America Program to help prospective applicants access the program.

Genetically modified wheat was discovered on a research plot in Montana, despite the fact that testing there ended more than 10 years ago. Its significant because many foreign buyers of

The USDA is considering changes to its prevented planting crop insurance coverage, including the introduction of a harvest price option, and is seeking feedback from growers regarding various aspects of

A bill to promote research on and encourage investment in organic agriculture in Pennsylvania has been introduced in Congress.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend $300 million to better measure the effectiveness of techniques to lower carbon emissions in farming and forestry, the department said Wednesday. The …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $300 million dollar investment to monitor climate-smart agricultural practices.

Thanks to more rain, supplies of alfalfa hay and other forages in California have rebounded, and organic production becomes more concentrated on larger farms when consumer demand for organic increases.

U.S. farmers understand that the outcome of the dispute between the U.S. and Mexico over Mexico’s attempt to block imports of genetically modified corn could set a precedent that will be key for trade with other countries around the world, U.S. Chief Agricultural Trade Negotiator Doug McKalip said Thursday.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, APHIS, announced on June 27, 2023, that it recently reviewed soybean, tomato, and potato plants modified using genetic engineering.

A group of hard-line conservatives are threatening to derail the fiscal 2024 appropriations process in the House, further clouding prospects for an agreement on spending with the Senate later this year, including legislation funding USDA and FDA.