Several states will begin restricting the types of food and drink that can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition ...

WASHINGTON — The US Department of Agriculture and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) introduced a $700 million Regenerative Pilot Program on Dec. 10 that aims to help producers adopt ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is launching a $700 million pilot program to support regenerative farming — a type of agriculture that focuses on soil health to produce more nutritious ...

“Protecting and improving the health of our soil is critical not only for the future viability of farmland, but to the future success of American farmers. In order to continue to be the most ...

The Agriculture Department plans to freeze federal funding for 21 states starting next week as it escalates its crackdown on possible fraud in the food stamp program, Agriculture Secretary Brooke ...

Stage two of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Disaster Relief Program is now open for enrollment. Additionally, the department announced that SDRP will extend aid for uninsured crop ...

USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service recently announced the America First Trade Promotion Program, and U.S. soy groups applauded the move. The American Soybean Association, the U.S. Soybean Export ...

With the help of a now-defunded program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Travis Jones and Makeesha Munro spend almost 15 hours a week traveling to various farmers markets and selling their ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it’s working to reform what it calls the "out of control" SNAP benefits program. The agency plans to redirect more of its nutrition budget toward healthier, ...

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) intent to purchase up to $30 million in fresh fruit from American farmers and producers to ...

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA is allocating $300 million to 66 organizations under the new Regional Agricultural Promotion Program. The funds will be used to build demand for American food and fa ...