Land grant universities are sounding the alarm about potential damage to agricultural research as USDA goes through a rapid transformation that's likely to include deep funding and staff cuts. The ...

American farmers face many challenges in an often unpredictable economic and ecological climate. But perhaps they can rest a little easier knowing that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the ...

Judith Herreid, left, with her major Ph.D. adviser, Randa Jabbour, has been selected for a two-year fellowship with the Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory. (UW Photo) A recent University ...

The huge cuts to ag research are being widely panned by farm groups, but there seems to be little hope the government will ...

Nominees to lead the Agriculture Department’s regulatory and research programs faced questioning from the Senate Ag Committee Wednesday about how they would deal with brain drain resulting from the ...

A U of S agricultural economist said the decision to find savings at the very basis of farm production will have far-reaching ...

Funding freeze affects research on food security and climate resilience Graduate programs face uncertainty due to funding cuts Federal funding for agriculture research has declined over two decades ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has selected Indianapolis as one of five hub locations to relocate the agency’s staff and other resources from the Washington, D.C., area. The ...

Saskatchewan agricultural research centres appear to be hard hit by job losses and closures announced Jan. 22, according to ...

Jason Myers-Benner wants answers. Most of the time, the Virginia farmer feels “unsettled” by the lack of communication and clarity surrounding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s funding freeze.

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Deep cuts in funding for agricultural research in the United States threaten our food ...

The Georgia Peanut Commission will hold the annual Research Report Day, Feb. 4, beginning at 9 a.m. at the National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL), located on the ...