The USDA reports a drop in the agricultural trade deficit from $43.7 billion to $29 billion in 2026. Officials credit ...

Kansas food stamp recipients will no longer be able to buy candy and soda starting in February 2027, following USDA approval ...

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc., a Portland, Ore., business, is expanding its Feb. 19 recall of frozen not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) chicken products.

US farm trade strategy increasingly centres on major markets such as India and China, the Agriculture Department's top trade ...

An amendment from Rep. Gabe Vasquez directs USDA to study the impacts of the White House's plan on U.S. cattle ranchers.

Minnesota’s governor and attorney general are defending their efforts to combat fraud. They told a U.S. House committee ...

Farm aid promised last December is still months away from being paid out to fruit and vegetable growers. But industry groups ...

The thorny topic of tariffs dominated talks at the Commodity Classic policy summit of the National Corn Growers Association, ...

Transformative changes are underway for the dairy industry in 2026, with new Dietary Guidelines promoting whole dairy products and the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act enabling diverse milk options in ...

A marathon of opening statements teed up further debate this week on the House GOP's farm bill. On tap for discussion: tariffs, food costs, farm economics, nutrition assistance and pesticide safety.

Agriculture officials are preparing to send out payments to U.S. growers of fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops later this spring after a several-month delay. The U.S. Department of ...

CF Industries, Koch, Yara and Nutrien control most of the nitrogen-based fertilizer sold in the US. The probe is examining companies’ pricing practices for possible civil and criminal antitrust ...