Topic: U.S. Farming

The U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency is consolidating staff and shifting resources, part of a larger restructuring effort that will seek to "bring much needed efficiencies," officials announced.

The Keystone Pipeline in North Dakota was shut down Tuesday after reports of a "bang" and spilled oil, according to officials.

Florida's orange juice industry is getting squeezed by hurricanes, citrus disease and changing consumer tastes as the state revealed what is expected to be its smallest crop in 95 years.

After briefly suspending its 1890 National Scholars Program last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has reopened it and is accepting applications for student participation through March 15.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency says its National Flood Insurance Program was forced to borrow $2 billion to help pay claims related to Hurricanes Milton and Helene.

A Wyoming woman hospitalized with bird flu is the state's first human case after her flock of chickens became infected and died, according to state officials.

The Senate Thursday confirmed Brooke Rollins to be the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. The vote, 72-28, fell largely along party lines, although some Democrats who initially supported her, voted against her.

Scientists with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say a new breed of tiny flying robots that weigh less than a gram could take the place of bees as pollinators in indoor "vertical" farms of the future.

Howard Lutnick said tariffs are essential for supporting U.S.-based manufacturing and won't trigger inflation while undergoing a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

Sharply rising egg prices across the United States blamed on the ongoing H5N1 avian influenza outbreak are mostly being passed along to consumers by grocers and restaurateurs, but some are holding back.