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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack left office Friday, one week ahead of President Obama. A spokesman for President-elect Donald Trump said a nominee to succeed Vilsack would be named some time soon.

Getting rid of the “waters of the U.S.” rule may be more difficult than WOTUS opponents hope, top lawyers for the federal government said just days before the end of their tenures.

President-elect Donald TrumpÐs search for an agriculture secretary drags on. His inauguration is just nine days away and there has been mostly silence from the Trump transition on the search process over the past week. Speculation abounded last week that former Georgia Gov. So

National Grange Master Betsy Huber, just completing her first year as president of the oldest U.S. general farm organization, aims to increase its stature as it celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2017. The Grange plans to put its emphasis on crop insurance and health care legi

If you are lucky enough to have started a family in recent years, be advised that providing for your child through his or her high school days may be a challenge.

While the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration0s (GIPSA) proposed livestock marketing rule comes with a name like The Farmer Fair Practices Rule, those of us in the cattle industry know better than to trust a gover

Pregnant women, new mothers and their children would benefit from more fish, fruit and vegetables in their diets and less milk, juice and peanut products, according to a report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

USDAs Food and Nutrition Service is giving public schools another year to comply with sodium reduction targets scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Rep. John Michael (Mick) Mulvaney, R-S.C., President-elect Donald Trump0s choice for director of the Office of Management and Budget, brings a determination to cut federal spending that rivals one of his most notable predecessors, David Stockman 0

Is Mexico sneaking tons of refined sugar across the border, disguised as raw product? Some U.S. refiners believe so and the issue promises to be an early test for the incoming Trump administration.