USDA’s Agricultural Research Service announced that a harmless airborne fungus, can dramatically accelerate plant growth if a germinating plant is near the fungus as it emits volatiles or gases.

A group of scientists with the USDA Agricultural Research Service released the first complete genome of the Asian giant hornet on Thursday.

USDA developers hope a new red spinach will add more variety and healthy options to your plate while expanding consumption.

A new USDA honeybee research lab has opened at UC Davis. USDA's Agricultural Research Service says the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility will focus on developing technology to improve colony survivorship through long-term studies of multiple stress factors.