The Trump administration’s tariffs, funding freezes, and deregulation could spell chaos not just for farmers and consumers but also for food safety.

Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on islands inhabited only by penguins.

The Department of Agriculture is no longer allowed to use the phrase “safe drinking water.”

Farming-dependent counties supported Trump at astonishing levels in November’s election. But funding freezes and Department of Agriculture firings could hit them hard.

The Trump administration is desperately trying to correct a grave miscalculation.

Avian flu has sent the cost of eggs surging across the country.

Elon Musk’s sloppy work is sending the government rushing around for much-needed personnel.

Donald Trump is expected to nominate former Senator Kelly Loeffler—likely in return for a very big favor.

J.D. Vance was really struggling during his Michigan event.

Far-right conservatives dismiss the Biden administration’s warning that nearly seven million women and children could lose nutrition benefits.

This spring, a virulent strain of bird flu ripped through U.S. farms. The public hardly noticed. That we could ignore the disease shows just how little we’ve learned about the origin of new viruses.

There was once a thriving Black middle class based on farm ownership. But during the twentieth century, the USDA helped erase that source of wealth.

The Biden administration supports biofuels. But a Smithfield project in North Carolina shows that converting hog waste to energy won’t address the biggest issues with pork farming.

The American Farm Bureau Federation has recast itself as a climate warrior, pushing for private offset markets relying on the fraught science of soil sequestration.

Biden’s pick for agriculture secretary brings stale solutions to growing crises like climate change and labor inequality.

The president-elect will have to overcome major obstacles, including some of his own advisers and campaign proposals.

The president's $12 billion plan to help those hurt by his trade war highlights the deep-rooted dysfunction of the U.S. agriculture industry.

Paul Ryan wants to tackle entitlement reform this year, and America's largest anti-hunger program is a top target.