Climate change isn't the only reality the USDA's been slow to grapple with.

In a warming world, fights over water usage have become ideological battles.

How austerity and climate change put northeastern Nebraska underwater

Mike Rosmann left seminary to become a clinical psychologist for farmers. Now, as historic flooding ravages the Midwest, he's never been more overwhelmed.

The catastrophic flooding in the Midwest is forcing more farmers to consider a stark choice: quit or consolidate.

Monsanto’s new herbicide was supposed to save U.S. farmers from financial ruin. Instead, it upended the agriculture industry, pitting neighbor against neighbor in a struggle for survival.

For decades, dairy farmers have begged the government to crack down on plant-based milks. The Trump administration just might.

Geography is only partly to blame for the shrinking fortunes of small towns.

The president's protectionist policies and bad trade moves may spell agricultural disaster.

A programmer looks back on her belief, early in her career, that a small machine could help her community.

John T. Edge's "The Potlikker Papers" looks at multiculturalism, conflict, and civil rights in the American South—all through the history of the region's food.