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Missourians are among advocates for family farmers meeting with lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol today, to share their views on improvements they'd like to see for the next Farm Bill, and suggestings to get tax dollars back into the hands of local farmers.

Most school districts have moved to comply with stricter nutrition standards since the U.S. Department of Agriculture imposed them almost four years…

It's the time of the year when Katie Abrams sees her Fort Collins, Colorado, neighbors pulling up with real trees tied to car roofs. She feels small...

There are few places where the connection between energy and food is more obvious than at the Bright Agrotech warehouse in Laramie, Wyo.Most of the…

Walking through the warehouse of food processor Heartland Gourmet in Lincoln, Neb., shows how complicated the food safety system can be. Pallets are…

After years of negotiations, a dozen countries – from New Zealand up to Canada –are on the verge of a trade agreement that could be worth billions of…

Jennifer Brdar’s dream job was to be a meat inspector for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, watching out for unwary consumers and making sure the meat…

Food insecurity continues to rise in Missouri and it is exacerbating the hunger crisis in the Show Me State, according to a new report from the U.S.…

Consumers can rest assured that even with the government shutdown that went into effect on Tuesday, all of the meat, poultry and eggs bought from the…

A report released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows the number of Missouri households threatened by hunger has grown over the