The Rural Energy for America Program has closed two of its four application windows this year. The grants can help farmers ...

Summary: USDA's Farm Loan Programs have been improved to increase opportunities for farmers, with changes including low-interest installment set-asides and flexible repayment terms.

Industry advocates approve of the changes, but caution there are still unanswered policy questions that they want addressed.

The 3 Biggest Updates to USDA’s Farm Loan Programs You Need to Know FSA says these changes will increase opportunities for farmers and ranchers to be financially viable.

The Trump administration says the "socially disadvantaged" designation is no longer needed because "past discrimination has ...

The USDA selected Indiana University Northwest associate professor of biology Jenny Fisher as one of the 2025 E. Kika De La ...

The Agriculture Department is making changes to eligibility rules for farm programs that could make it more challenging ... farm program participants must be "actively engaged in farming," which ...

The South Texas Republican's "Bracero 2.0" legislation — named after a 1940s temporary labor program — would raise wages for migrant farmers and simplify applications for employers, amid other changes ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is launching a $2.2 billion grant program to address discrimination in how farm subsidies were given out before 2021.

Incentives are seen as critical to increasing participation in a USDA conservation program that could help the Biden administration reach climate goals.