The Latest Breaking News from the Department of Agriculture

‘Why does it make any sense to have a big perimeter of dead chickens when it's the ducks and the geese that are spreading it?’ Kevin Hassett asks

Agriculture Secretary Rollins announces layoffs, contract cancellations, and payment delays in the Department of Agriculture.

Millions of birds have been killed in attempts to halt the spread of H5N1 bird flu across the U.S.

Learn about the impact of avian flu on egg prices and production due to necessary bird culling.

Two years after President Abraham Lincoln created the Department of Agriculture in 1862, he nicknamed it “the people’s department” because half of all Americans lived on farms at that time. Today, fewer than 2% of Americans farm, but the Agriculture Department still touches people’s lives in many ways.

The Department of Agriculture has suspended poultry production at a facility in Georgia after the bird flu virus was detected.

Trump appoints Michael Boren, a businessman tied to legal disputes over an Idaho airstrip, as U.S. Under Secretary for Natural Resources.

Nearly 70 people have been infected with H5N1 bird flu as infections continue to emerge around the country

President-elect Trump unveils key nominations for his administration, focusing on defense, technology, and budgeting.