President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture says efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires in California shouldn’t be influenced by politics ...

The USDA oversees food production and much more. However, it has little direct power to reduce food prices – a centerpiece of ...

Jennifer Tiller will serve as chief of staff to the Deputy Secretary and Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services. Most recently, she was the Deputy Staff Director for ...

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report today calling for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to finalize food-safety standards for the bacteria Salmonella, Campylobacter, ...

The former White House aide, who served as Trump's domestic policy chief during his first administration, previously served as the general deputy counsel and policy advisor for former Texas Gov. Rick ...

The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is investing $14 million to support food safety research, outreach and workforce training.