Democrats on the Senate Agriculture Committee clashed with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue over his proposal to make it harder for states to get waivers from work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue provided the implementation dates for the 2018 farm bill, saying the first payments to dairy producers could be delivered in July, and he told lawmakers that the White House is working on a comprehensive immigration reform proposal with the help of a USDA adviser.

Manure storage and handling techniques must continue to change to meet California's 40 percent dairy manure methane reduction goal and combat climate change, according to new research.

The successful renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement could turn out to be a hollow victory for some of the largest U.S. cheese companies if the Trump administration doesn’t pull back its steel and aluminum tariffs on Mexico.

U.S. farm groups are cheering the last-minute deal struck Sunday night to keep Canada in the newly renamed North American trade pact with the U.S. and Mexico.

U.S. and Canadian negotiators have reached an eleventh-hour agreement assuring Canada will be part of the renegotiated North American trade pact that is to be renamed the United States, Mexico, Canada Agreement. As part of the deal, Canada agreed to eliminate its controversial Class 7 dairy pricing program.