The Latest Breaking News from USDA

Senate reconciliation keeps farms, forests in climate formula - Roll Call

The measure proposes more than $20 billion for agriculture provisions, including biofuels, conservation and wildfire prevention.

Roll Call · Aug 2, 2022

Next on the GOP’s List: Starving Queer Kids

Republican attorneys general, including Ken Paxton, have filed suit over a federal school lunch program that prohibits discrimination against LGBTQ+ children.

Texas Observer · Aug 1, 2022

USDA getting tougher on salmonella in chicken products

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing new regulations that would force food processors to reduce the amount of salmonella bacteria found in some raw chicken products or risk shutdowns

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022

D.C. Circuit Makes It More Difficult for New Administrations to Stop "Midnight" Rules

It may now require notice and comment to rescind final rules that were never published in the Federal Register.

Reason · Jul 22, 2022

America's Meat Shortage Is Self-Inflicted and Fixable

How can it be that with so much cattle in America, we sometimes can't buy meat?

Reason · Jul 20, 2022

How much does it cost to raise a child?

For a middle-income family, housing accounts for the largest share of child-rearing costs at 29%.

USAFacts · Jul 19, 2022

Long lines are back at US food banks as inflation hits high

Long lines are back at outside food banks around the U.S. as working Americans overwhelmed by inflation increasingly seek handouts to feed their families

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

What happens to the food grown in the US?

The US exported $177 billion worth of agricultural goods in 2021.

USAFacts · Jul 13, 2022

For these gardeners, every seed counts

At the Experimental Farm Network, seeds don’t just put food on the table, they promote social justice

Salon · Jul 10, 2022

The G Word Begs Americans To Fall Back in Love with Uncle Sam

Adam Conover and President Barack Obama want to unruin the federal government. But they’re not really willing to truly consider that it’s too big and too wasteful.

Reason · Jul 4, 2022