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

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 ...

John Butera, the Maine State Director of the USDA's Rural Development Program, congratulates new homeowner Samantha Drost in her front yard in Woodland Monday. Credit: Cameron Levasseur / The County ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the past year, the Trump administration has worked to dramatically reduce the federal workforce and—with the support of the ...

Dawn and Cassius Spears would like to expand their farm’s reach beyond their farm stand, but it’s challenging.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the $1.3 billion fight against a potentially deadly livestock pest includes federal funds reallocated from a local food buying program. “There is more ...

ACCELERATING INNOVATION IN AMERICA’S FOOD SUPPLY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to accelerate American agriculture modernization, empowering farmers and ranchers and ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition is pushing back on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposed fiscal 2027 budget, calling it a major setback for farmers and ...

Officials say the modernization project will help bridge gaps in underserved communities and provide patients with easier ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a letter March 7 that it will eliminate 2025 funding for the Local Food Purchase Assistance and Local Food for Schools programs. Recipients of this letter ...

Guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA loans are an affordable path to homeownership for buyers in eligible rural and suburban regions. They usually come with lower rates than ...

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...