USDA is expected to offer buyouts of up to $25,000 to employees in the coming days. Employees told Government Executive they lamented having to make a life-altering decision without complete ...

USDA’s initial outlook for FY 2025 anticipates a record agricultural trade deficit of $42.5 billion, up $12 billion from the current fiscal year. This trend reflects ongoing challenges in the U ...

"USDA can confirm it has provided notice to States, Territories and Tribes that the FY 2025 funding previously announced for the pandemic-era Local Food for Schools and Child Care Cooperative ...

Fired USDA employees reinstated by judge's order, but their future is uncertain A U.S. district judge in California ordered six federal agencies, including the USDA, to reinstate probationary ...

The USDA took years to foreclose on delinquent mortgages, resulting in 55 Maine borrowers owing, on average, $110,000 more than they would have had the agency moved to take the homes earlier.

The corn market is also gearing up for a record U.S. corn crop due to nearly 5 million additional acres, which will likely be confirmed in USDA’s Acreage Report.

How much money does USDA spend on school, food bank programs? The funding cuts to the local school and food bank programs amount to over $1 billion, according to Politico. The School Nutrition ...

But the USDA acknowledged that, as NBC News reported Tuesday, it was seeking to rehire key workers in the bird flu response that it said it had accidentally laid off.

USDA, DOGE demand states hand over personal data about food stamp recipients May 9, 20253:55 PM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday By ...

Some states, including Iowa and Ohio, recently said they were preparing to comply with the USDA's request for SNAP data. A coalition of SNAP recipients and hunger, privacy and student groups sued ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells Wednesday, allowing two companies to reportedly bring “lab-grown” meat to upscale U.S. restaurants in San ...

The USDA's real race problem is its history of discrimination against African-American, Native American and other minority farmers who were pushed off their land.