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The percentage of food insecure households in the United States remained essentially unchanged from 2010 to 2011, while the percentage with “very low” food security increased, according to a USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) report released today. The ERS survey indicated that one-third of all f

WASHINGTON, September 5, 2012- According to USDA’s Crop Progress report released Tuesday afternoon, 10 percent of the nation’s corn is harvested and more than half of the crop is

In a letter to House and Senate Agriculture Committee leadership last week, 44 organizations urged passage of the Farm Bill and inclusion of key rural development policy changes and funding that will be lost in any extension.

Fiscal 2013 agricultural exports are projected at a record $143.5 billion, according to USDA’s quarterly Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade report forecasting exports for fiscal years 2012 and 2013.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced more than $18 million in grants to organizations across 24 states

A new study shows that conservation practices have made great strides in reducing pollutant losses from cultivated cropland in the Missouri River Basin.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a two-month extension for emergency grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres, freeing up forage and feed for ranchers as they look to recover from this challenging time.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-OK, is ready to get a farm bill done.

While China’s demand for feed ingredients makes it an important market for U.S. distillers’ dried grains (DDGS) exports, the volume of U.S. DDGS exported to China in the future is highly uncertain, according to a USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) report published this month.