The Latest Breaking News from USDA

A class-action lawsuit says the federal government has illegally broken a promise to pay off the debts of a group of Black farmers

More than a decade after Agriculture Department officials ditched the food pyramid, few Americans have heard of MyPlate, a dinner plate-shaped logo that emphasizes fruits and vegetables.

Brain-implant company accused of causing needless suffering and deaths amid pressure from CEO

More than merely keeping kids fed, universal school meals “are the healthiest meals that kids are eating"

Prior to this year, the largest bird flu outbreak in U.S. history occurred in 2015, in what the USDA called “arguably the most significant animal health event in U.S. history.”

A new study finds that few Americans have heard of MyPlate, the government diet guide that replaced the long-standing food pyramid

Regulators are beginning to smile on the sci-fi project of creating real meat products without the typical death and environmental destruction.

At least five counties in the U.S. have more turkeys than people.

Is there a frozen turkey in your freezer? It may already be time to move it to the fridge . . .

Exclusive: Most important antibiotics for human health still used in supply chains of major US food companies, risking spread of superbugs

Africa’s livestock farmers are at the forefront of climate change. Images of parched landscapes littered with the carcasses of starved cattle are becoming all too familiar as droughts increase in frequency and severity. But cattle farming globally is also one of the causes of climate change. The world’s three billion…