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It is generally viewed as “farmer-friendly,” but certain components are cause for concerns for some.

While tax laws may have made it easier to pass the farm from one generation to the next, changing times have some families looking at the end of a way of life.

The U.S. Senate voted 68-32 on Tuesday to pass a compromise farm bill. Use this interactive map to see how your state’s senators voted.

A coalition spanning grocer Kroger Co. to Iowa soybean growers is on the verge of victory with a deal on a five-year agriculture bill in a Congress that can’t seem to agree on much of anything.

After five calendar years of efforts, the farm bill is nearing completion.

The U.S. House voted 251-166 Wednesday to pass a compromise farm bill. Use this interactive map to see how your state representatives voted.

A total of ten cases of bird flu have been confirmed in turkey flocks in Indiana. On Saturday, nine more commercial turkey farms in Dubois County tested positive for bird flu besides the initial case confirmed Friday, Jan. 15. All infected flocks are located in Dubois County. State health officials say further testing is underway to determine the virus type -- the initial case was determined to be H7N8 HPAI.

USDA-ARS scientists are developing novel vaccines to help protect livestock against cattle ticks that hitchhike on wildlife, such as the white-tail deer, that cross the Rio Grande River into Texas.

Waters of the United States (WOTUS) might cease after the House of Representatives passed a resolution on Wednesday, but President Obama still has the power to veto the measure.

Campbell Soup Co., breaking ranks with other major U.S. food producers, announced plans to cite genetically modified organisms on product packaging and threw its support behind efforts to create a single mandatory labeling standard.