A Seattle-area senior who was raising a backyard flock of mixed domestic birds died from the H5N5 strain of avian influenza last month after being hospitalized for complications related to the virus. Health officials haven’t released further information out of respect for...

Across the country this holiday season, families are gathering around tables where conversations keep circling back to the high cost of food. Many Americans went to the polls last fall believing they were voting for a path toward relief. They heard promises that grocery prices would co...

December 11, 2025 – Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins threatened California Governor Gavin Newsom with legal action Thursday should his government act on policy...

December 10, 2025 – The Trump administration will allow six more states to restrict “junk food” purchases using federal food assistance funds, which anti-hunger advocates argue threatens food security.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters Wednesday she had approved six more waivers that let states restrict what foods can be purchased using Supplem...

December 10, 2025 – The Trump administration will direct $700 million into a voluntary regenerative agriculture pilot program that builds on existing conservation programs, top health and agriculture officials announced Wednesday.

The funds will be split between existing conservation programs under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This includes $300 mi...