The Latest Breaking News from the US Department of Agriculture

The federal government has conducted the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module for more than 25 years. The data collected annually from about 50,000 U.S. households helps form estimates of the scale of food insecurity – not having access to enough food for a healthy life – at the national…

"This turkey overpaid for his turkey"

The USDA is updating an important map for gardeners and growers picking plants and flowers. The new map shows the contiguous U.S. is about 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the last map 11 years ago.

Relatives of three people who died last year in a flash flood stemming from the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history are suing the U.S. Forest Service

On Oct. 12, National Farmers’ Day, Americans honor the hardworking people who keep the world fed and clothed.

The collapse of the Black Sea grain deal and a series of missile strikes on Ukrainian grain silos and ports have left farmers with few options to export their grain — and all of them are getting more expensive

Two U.S. food companies have received the go-ahead to sell chicken grown from cultivated animal cells in a production facility. It's the first time meat grown this way will be sold in the U.S.

Is being middle-class worth it? You be the judge, but here’s what the numbers say.

The USDA has reported one isolated case of mad cow disease, or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), in a cow at beef slaughter plant located in South Carolina

A deal allowing Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea expires on May 18, with Kyiv hoping for an extension and Moscow pushing a list of demands in return for its support.

Agriculture Secretary Tom said it was the largest single federal investment in rural electrification since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Rural Electrification Act in 1936.