It might be April 1st, but this isn’t a joke: the USDA has officially announced a $1 billion initiative to combat avian influenza and bring some stability back to the egg market. After months of outb…

The Iowa Food Cooperative, a critical hub for connecting local farmers to consumers, is facing serious financial pressure after major federal food access programs were cut. Programs like Local Food f…

In response to a challenging year for commodity markets, the USDA has rolled out the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program—a $10 billion aid package designed to provide immediate relief to producers…

There’s no doubt the safety net matters. A new USDA report shows that farmers in Iowa and Texas topped the charts in receiving federal payments meant to soften the blow from market losses—tens of bil…