Former U.S. Department of Agriculture Inspector General Phyllis Fong was fired in January, after 22 years on the job, when the Trump administration dismissed such watchdogs for at least 18 federal ...

CBOT grain futures are mixed in trading Monday, ahead of the USDA's monthly WASDE report scheduled to be released tomorrow. Most-active corn futures are up 0.6%, soybeans are down 0.2%, and wheat ...

The “I Protect Pigs” contest is closing at the end of this week February 14 th and entrants can submit up to two photos ...

Improved government oversight is needed, too, to prevent future outbreaks, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said in the report. The FSIS review of the Boar's Head outbreak "points ...

Avian influenza, or “bird flu,” is a disease caused by influenza A viruses that spread widely among wild birds, and can cause outbreaks in commercial and backyard poultry flocks. Though there are many ...

The USDA issues billions of dollars in direct and guaranteed loans each year to support the domestic farm economy. Rollins, who served as acting director of the White House Domestic Policy Council ...

FRANKFORT, Ind. — Frankfort officials announced Tuesday that parks Superintendent Joel Tatum has resigned after the recent deaths of two deer and two chickens at the TPA Park Petting Zoo and Aviary.

The act would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Inspection Service, in cooperation with other federal departments and the state of Hawai‘i, to perform visual ...

The USDA inspection in December found seven non-critical violations and one critical violation related to the recent loss of 78 birds in the zoo's care. During a routine animal check on Thursday, the ...

Kathleen Merrigan has received several grants from USDA. Previously she was employed by the agency as Deputy Secretary (2009-2013) and Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator (1999-2001 ...