The Latest Breaking News from the Department of Agriculture

Farmers will bear the brunt of Trump's trade war. That's a good reason to avoid tariffs in the first place, not an excuse for another bailout.

The push comes as egg prices remain sky high around the nation, leaving consumers in the lurch

‘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.

Brooke Rollins confirmed as agriculture secretary, praised for bipartisan support and qualifications to lead the Department of Agriculture.

The virus has infected millions of the nation’s poultry and hundreds of dairy herds

Environmental Protection Agency workers seem to be the first to receive a notice that they could be dismissed immediately

"The cultivated meat industry hopes a pro-business argument can win over skeptical Republicans"

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.