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USDA plans to add 30 new watersheds in 2018 to its top water quality initiative, which helps landowners improve water quality while strengthening agricultural operations.

Responding to questions from Senate Ag Committee Democrats, President Trump's nominee to be USDA's top lawyer denied politics played a role in the reassignment of high-level department employees.

President Donald Trump signed into law today the sweeping tax overhaul legislation that Congress passed this week, saying he wanted to make good on his promise to give Americans the holiday present he’d promised by Christmas.

The House and Senate approved a measure to fund the federal government through Jan. 19 but could not agree on disaster relief for areas devastated by hurricanes and wildfires.

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows no sign of abatement in the drug crisis facing Americans.

Many producers could see meaningful tax cuts next year, but the sweeping tax bill that Congress gave final approval to Wednesday will leave them without the certainty on expensing and estate planning that farm groups were seeking.

Many producers could see meaningful tax cuts next year, but the sweeping tax bill that Congress gave final approval to Wednesday will leave them without the certainty on expensing and estate planning that farm groups were seeking.

More than 50 organizations representing a variety of energy, agriculture, business, transportation and real estate stakeholders are urging Congress to approve a multi-year extension of a series of expired tax benefits, including the $1-a-gallon credit that subsidizes biodiesel, before the end of the year.

In a development with major implications for the next farm bill, House Republicans inserted provisions in a $81 billion disaster aid package to make cotton growers eligible for the Price Loss Coverage Program and expand an insurance program for dairy producers.