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A Foundation created under the 2014 farm bill released a large grant to support studies on regenerative agriculture in vineyards.  

The Department of Agriculture invites urban producers and the public to attend the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovation Production’s second public meeting on August 5.

As ships filled with Ukrainian grain leave Odesa ports for the first time in five months, the Ukrainian ag sector is cautiously optimistic that trade will save farmers, and the United Nations is hoping to see food prices drop for the neediest countries.

A leader in animal protein production announced Monday a donation of nearly $5 million aimed to help food banks struggling with increased food prices.

Robert Bonnie, who’s overseeing USDA’s work in ramping up climate-smart agriculture as undersecretary for farm production and conservation, is making the case that technology will be critical to ensuring farmers can reduce greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining global food supplies.

The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Monday it is declaring salmonella as an adulterant in breaded stuffed raw chicken products.

August is here, which means it’s usually fairly quiet in the nation’s capital.

The Biden administration improperly increased Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits without filing a formal report to Congress first, the Government Accountability Office has decided.

Amid an ongoing battle over regulation of beefpackers, House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott introduces a bill that would target new federal assistance to small cattle operations.

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has released all 12 spending bills for fiscal 2023 without waiting for the panel’s normal bipartisan process of debating the measures separately.