The Farm Bill, which controls most food and farm related spending by the federal government, including crop insurance and the ...

Despite having signed government contracts, farmers who have spent money on projects to conserve soil, water and power have ...

Crop base acres for 2025 will remain at the same levels as 2024 for all crops on most farms,unless there areadjustments in ...

With threats of avian flu and lead poisoning, biologists are working overtime to care for a species that nearly went extinct.

A Local Working Group that provides advice on the priorities for many U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs ...

A low-down-payment mortgage can put you on the fast track to homeownership if you lack the funds to make a bigger payment, and there are several options available.

Grants were given to Laurie Bancroft of Thomas Jefferson High School, Kellie Hinsley of Lewis & Clark Elementary School and ...

That discretion does not, however, give states leeway to change the underlying federal standards, including the imposition of ...

Brooke Rollins has been confirmed as secretary of agriculture. The Senate confirmed Rollins in a vote Thursday, placing a ...

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wins confirmation to be President Trump's secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The vote was 52 to 48.

Local food is finding its way into school districts through nonprofit co-ops and government-funded programs, but federal aid is now less certain.