Stephen Vaden

Farmers are being asked to share their fertilizer struggles with federal investigators looking into whether big companies are playing fair.

After years of farmers struggling with fertilizer shortages and rising costs, Louisiana is building a major ammonia plant with help from the Department of Defense and Energy. The facility will start operating in 2029.

Rural communities are feeling the squeeze as the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service operates with skeleton crews. Farmers can't reach the loans and technical support that keep their operations running.

Some agricultural input companies have cooperated with federal investigators, others have not. Now the USDA, DOJ, and FTC are signaling that the review phase is nearly over.

Amid rising food safety concerns, Oregon Senator Merkley is sounding the alarm on USDA staffing cuts that could affect everyone at the dinner table.

As lawmakers react to proposed changes in food assistance, the stakes couldn’t be higher for those who rely on programs like SNAP and WIC.

Farmers are facing tough times, with rising costs and trade issues. The USDA's new support program might just be the lifeline they need.

With the launch of this new dashboard, folks in rural financing can finally get a handle on where the money is flowing. It’s a game changer.

USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden said the reorganization of more than half of the current USDA staff in the Washington, D.C., area to five regional hubs across the country will be finished by 2026.

USDA’s Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden, like many others in farm country, is focused on high input costs and how to get those numbers more manageable.