The U.S. federal government is responsible for looking after the wants and needs of the country as a whole. It may be based in Washington, DC, but its influence is felt right across the nation.

Marine biologist and writer Rachel Carson demanded that the US government take responsibility to protect people and the planet. Her book Silent Spring was a turning point in the modern environmental movement.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it hopes to weed out false or misleading animal-welfare claims on meat and poultry packaging with new guidance and testing.

1938 B/W PAN Japanese Embassy building, Department of Agriculture, and LS Department of Education / Manchuria<br/>

New checks and processes on trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland will come into operation at 11pm on New Year’s Eve.



The Northern Ireland Protocol governing trade between Great Britain and the region comes into...

​The Trump administration announced a plan that would require oil refineries to blend more ethanol into the the U.S.' gasoline supply in 2020.

Lawmakers accused the USDA of hiding data on how proposed SNAP changes would affect students. Its new analysis breaks it down.

The Department of Agriculture, Homeland Security and other federal government bureaus are investigating unsolicited shipments of foreign seeds.

The USDA will pay out $16 billion to producers directly and buy $3 billion more in products to distribute it to Americans in need.

Analysis from USA Today and the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting says rates of infection are soaring in and around major processing plants.

Four of the women named as deputies held roles in the same departments during the Obama administration.

The Department of Agriculture says the bird flu has turned up in commercial and backyard flocks in 29 states, affecting more than 33 million birds.