The new USDA Midwestern Food Safety Lab in Normandy will enhance food safety efforts in the region, provide jobs for local ...

A new rule removes race and gender considerations from federal farm programs. The move comes after the Trump administration ...

A $66 million SNAP fraud, one of the largest ever, has been exposed, involving a high-level USDA employee and a criminal ...

Both programs were introduced to respond to the impacts to the food supply chain brought on by the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the USDA. As of the end of 2024, food purchased ...

Advocates warn the cuts could ripple through food deserts, rural communities and urban areas where access to healthy food is ...

With stints at Tyson Foods, McDonald’s and OSI Group, he returns to the Department of Agriculture; there were four other ...

The Food Bank of South Jersey typically relies on the USDA for around 20% of its food supply. For the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, D.C., that’s between 25 — 30%, which funds roughly ...

USDA cuts hit food banks, risking hunger for low-income Americans. By Leah Douglas, P.J. Huffstutter and Renee Hickman. March 25, 2025 10:22 PM UTC Updated March 25, 2025 Item 1 of ...

USDA’s $1B in cuts leaves farmers and schools bracing for impact. The eliminated programs helped schools and food banks buy fresh food from local farmers and ranchers.

The Department of Agriculture's unprecedented demand that states and payment processors turn over sensitive data about people who receive federal food assistance is on hold — for now. A USDA ...