The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is modifying protections under the Endangered Species Act to make certain insecticides easier for farmers…

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said a portal will open before the end of May so farmers can apply for nearly $21 billion in natural disaster aid.

The USDA's weekly Crop Progress Report reveals that 40% of U.S. corn and 30% of U.S. soybean planting had been completed as of Sunday, May 4.

Approximately 15% of the USDA's workforce, including those in the Farm Service Agency (FSA), National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), have accepted financial incentives to leave the agency.

Mexico lifted the restrictions on USDA aircraft and waived customs duties on the eradication equipment used to fight the New World Screwworm outbreak.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a second round of payments coming this week for specialty crop producers through the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program, providing up to $1.3 billion in additional program assistance.

The USDA weekly Crop Progress Report stated 25% of corn and 18% of soybeans had been planted as of April 27.

This past weekend, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins urged Mexico to lift restrictions hindering the U.S. response to a New World Screwworm outbreak in southern Mexico.

An effort by several environmental groups to tighten regulations on concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) ended as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the petition.

The latest USDA Milk Production Report revealed that production jumped 19 billion pounds.