Although the efforts of staff working for the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency (or DOGE) have not drawn banner headlines at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the way that ...

Hundreds of thousands of rural families could lose their affordable homes as mortgages the program supported expire by 2050.

A regional food system partnership that is part of the USDA's LAMP received a mere $4.7 million in grants to seven projects, ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced over $1 billion in federal spending cuts to programs that assist food banks and schools in purchasing fresh produce from local, underserved farmers and ...

Iowa farmers and institutions lost an estimated $11.3 million in federal funding to support the purchase of locally raised foods, following the recent termination of two U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

The Department of Agriculture plans sweeping changes to the country's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other USDA-administered welfare programs with the aim of eliminating fraud and ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has canceled approximately $1 billion in food purchasing from local farmers for schools and food banks. Around $660 million that would go towards schools and ...

Several programs are available to help farmers and ranchers recover from recent wildfires in Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma.

The United States Department of Agriculture has halted two programs impacting food access to schools and other organizations, according to reports. Politico reported Monday that the year’s Local Food ...

USDA on Monday announced the 2025 enrollment periods for commodity programs used by row crop growers and dairy producers. USDA’s Farm Service Agency will take applications for the Agriculture Risk ...

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 ...