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The nation's farms are posting stronger income numbers, but not all regions are sharing equally in the gains.

Pear growers across the Pacific Northwest are bracing for another lean year. Production is dropping in Washington, Oregon, and California.

Federal agriculture officials are investing $180 million to unlock the genetic secrets of hundreds of thousands of plant samples stored across the country.

Rural Development announced Tuesday it invested nearly $25 billion in rural America during fiscal year 2026, targeting infrastructure and services in small communities.

A new federal study will examine putting country of origin labels on beef sold in America, responding to concerns from ranchers who want to market their product as homegrown.

Winter wheat planting is running about 10% behind where it should be this time of year across the country. Farmers dealing with either too much rain or not enough.

After World War I, meat prices shot up and President Wilson ordered an investigation into price fixing at packing plants. That led to the Packers and Stockyards Act, a law that's been reshaping how livestock gets bought and sold ever since.

The Farm Service Agency just rolled out mapping technology, making it easier for producers to report land.

The USDA is pushing to get more meat processing plants up and running, but they're making it clear that food safety checks aren't going anywhere.

A federal judge just hit pause on a major USDA shake-up that would move thousands of employees out of Washington D.C. to offices across the country.