Thirty years ago, Richard Nixon’s secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Earl Butz, relayed a message to farmers that transformed American agriculture: “Get big or get out.” ...

Steep increases in logging. An end to federal environmental enforcement for farms. Work requirements for food aid. Fewer school meals for children. And the demolition of the network of farm subsidies ...

(WLUK) -- Millions of dollars in federal funds is aiming to lower energy costs and create jobs in rural Wisconsin communities. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced their investment ...

Threats to pollinators and the pollination services that support agriculture and benefit people are a worldwide problem, recognized by intergovernmental scientific assessments, national or ...