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National Grange Master Betsy Huber, just completing her first year as president of the oldest U.S. general farm organization, aims to increase its stature as it celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2017. The Grange plans to put its emphasis on crop insurance and health care legi

If you are lucky enough to have started a family in recent years, be advised that providing for your child through his or her high school days may be a challenge.

While the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration0s (GIPSA) proposed livestock marketing rule comes with a name like The Farmer Fair Practices Rule, those of us in the cattle industry know better than to trust a gover

Pregnant women, new mothers and their children would benefit from more fish, fruit and vegetables in their diets and less milk, juice and peanut products, according to a report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

USDAs Food and Nutrition Service is giving public schools another year to comply with sodium reduction targets scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Rep. John Michael (Mick) Mulvaney, R-S.C., President-elect Donald Trump0s choice for director of the Office of Management and Budget, brings a determination to cut federal spending that rivals one of his most notable predecessors, David Stockman 0

Is Mexico sneaking tons of refined sugar across the border, disguised as raw product? Some U.S. refiners believe so and the issue promises to be an early test for the incoming Trump administration.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will become president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council when he leaves office this month, says a source familiar with his plans.

Americans consume a lot of ham at Christmas time. In fact, half of U.S. ham consumption takes place over the Christmas and Thanksgiving holidays. And producing those hundreds of millions of pounds of pork generates a lot of greenhouse gas emissions.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is threatening to bring back tariffs against certain European Union agricultural exports if the trading bloc doesnÐt ease its ban on U.S. beef treated with hormones.