The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announcing it will allow cattle and bison imports from Mexico. Announced on Feb. 1, imports are scheduled to ...

The directive from USDA’s office of communications, whose authenticity was validated by three people, could affect information across dozens of programs including climate-smart agriculture ...

USDA loans are guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, so they don't require a down payment or private mortgage insurance. That makes them a great option for first-time homebuyers ...

The addition allows USDA-APHIS to screen, train, and authorize qualified persons for appointment by the management of any horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction to detect and ...

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced the resumption of cattle and bison imports from Mexico. In late November, APHIS halted shipments of Mexican cattle and bison after a ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced the appointment of Stephen Vaden as deputy secretary of USDA for his upcoming administration. Vaden, who served as general counsel for USDA during Trump’s ...

Poultry producers who have had previous bird flu outbreaks would have to pass a biosecurity audit to receive future USDA ...

Improved government oversight is needed, too, to prevent future outbreaks, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said in the report. The FSIS review of the Boar's Head outbreak ...

Hoskins, who joined the Senate Agriculture Committee staff in 2021 after leaving USDA, would oversee the Agricultural Marketing Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. While at ...

The company’s remaining plants continue to operate under normal USDA oversight, they added. The Sarasota, Florida-based company has marketed itself for decades as a premier provider of deli ...