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USDA says it is now accepting applications for more than $19 million in grant money available through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. The grants will be competitively awarded by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Applications will be accepted through Jun

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack yesterday announced at a Council on Foreign Relations event that the department would provide $183 million in U.S. agricultural commodities to feed hungry children abroad through the McGovern-Dole program

The House approved today a fiscal year 2015 budget proposal (H.Con.Res.96), on a 219-205 vote, that aims to reduce federal spending by $5.1 trillion over 10 years and includes spending cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and mandatory agricultural outlays.

Reps. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., and G. K. Butterfield, D-N.C., both members of the Energy and Commerce Committee, are introducing a bill today that creates a federal standard for voluntarily labeling foods that are not genetically modified and requires additional reviews for foods that contain genetical

Republicans on a Senate Appropriations subcommittee today urged EPA chief Gina McCarthy to work with farmers and ranchers as her agency finalizes its definitions of “waters of the U.S.’’ that fall under the protection of the Clean Water Act (CWA).

USDA cut its estimate for U.S. pork production for this year by 2.5 percent from its March forecast, citing piglet losses from the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2014 - Research under way in the Deep South hopes to give Louisiana and Mississippi farmers two new “energy” crops to add to their portfolios. Researchers with the Louisiana State University AgCenter, Mississippi State University Cooperative Extension Service and USDA are worki

Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, late last week introduced legislation that would extend the expired biodiesel tax incentive for three years

The National Chicken Council (NCC) has updated its animal welfare guidelines which the group says “incorporates new parameters to improve bird welfare.” NCC developed its initial set of guidelines, including an audit checklist, in 1999 for chicken farmers and processors.

Jamie Critelli knew he wanted to grow things since his early days visiting his uncle’s greenhouse after school.