federal government proposed several months ago to increase the compensation rate from 80 to 90 per cent and double the ...

The "socially disadvantaged" label was created in the 1990 Farm Bill to identify farmers impacted by historical and systemic ...

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

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

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.

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

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

The Agriculture Department will no longer recognize groups such as African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and women ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will no longer offer increased benefits to minority groups through its programs, ...

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 ...

Jack Block, a now-90-year-old Illinois farm boy, was former President Ronald Reagan’s Secretary of Agriculture from 1981 ...

The large Reconciliation Bill, or the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” that was passed by Congress and signed into law in ...