SPUR Program will provide up to $500M in payments to eligible beef processors who have faced increased costs of acquiring ...

USDA unveiled a new $500 million grant program Wednesday to boost domestic manufacturing of fertilizer that will be focused on projects that are “shovel-ready.” ...

Aimed at stabilizing regional markets amid 75-year herd lows, the new program offers a financial lifeline to non-dominant, U.S.-owned packers.

Groups representing community banks and credit unions argue that the Department of Agriculture used a faulty process when it ...

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 ...

Three Wisconsin dairy farmers are suing the federal government over changes to the USDA Dairy Checkoff Program they claim violate their First Amendment rights.

The cancellation of two programs will affect more than $1 billion in expected funding this year. Food advocates worry the cuts are coming when other federal food programs are at risk. The U.S.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order expanding regenerative agriculture programs, promoting precision farming.

(SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS WATCH) - In his dual roles as a cattle rancher and chairman of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Boyd Gourneau was hopeful that a new federal program would help fulfill the dreams of ...

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 ...

In the past year, the Trump administration has worked to dramatically reduce the federal workforce and—with the support of the Republican-led Congress—slash spending on the social safety net. A move ...