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WASHINGTON, May 3, 2017 - After only a week in office and without a subcabinet in place, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is moving forward on projects like mapping out what the Trump administration can do to improve rural infrastructure across the country and preparing to help renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2017 - The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded 21 energy- and water-saving contracts to private-sector companies aimed at improving the efficiency of federal facilities.

KANSAS, May 3, 2017 - A foot of snow fell on a good chunk of the western Kansas wheat crop this weekend, striking a devastating blow to a region known for its robust wheat production

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2017 - Last week was a roller-coaster ride for U.S. agriculture after President Donald Trump first threatened to pull the U.S. out of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ...

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2017 - The Food and Drug Administration will have to sift through hundreds of comments containing often-conflicting advice as it tries to redefine the term “healthy” for use on food products.

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2017 - Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad breezed through two hours of detailed questioning Tuesday at his confirmation hearing to be the next ambassador to China, ...

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2017 - Sonny Perdue was confirmed as the 31st secretary of agriculture just over a week ago.

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2017 - Lawmakers’ stunning failure to agree on aid to cotton and dairy producers has left the House and Senate Agriculture committees facing a multibillion-dollar budget hole as they prepare to write the next farm bill.

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2017 - U.S. biodiesel production could surge if the industry succeeds in cutting off subsidized biodiesel imports and raising federal biofuels volume requirements.

LEESBURG, Va., May 1, 2017 – USDA is putting a hold on regulations in the National School Lunch Program that would require less salt and more whole grains in cafeterias, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said today at an elementary school in Virginia.