The USDA failed to follow its own guidance for a rural mortgage program, taking years to foreclose on delinquent loans. As a ...

Texas, has proposed a bill to streamline farmworker visas for migrants that harkens back to the Bracero Program of the 1940s.

Texas, has proposed a bill to streamline farmworker visas for migrants that harkens back to the Bracero Program of the 1940s.

The US agricultural sector faces a workforce dilemma. Despite available jobs and rising wages, few Americans seek farm labor.

Federal workers looking for jobs last year, about half had a bachelor's degree or above. But this year, it's about 70%. That represents a huge shift." ...

India and US are working towards a more comprehensive trade agreement aimed at deepening economic cooperation, reducing ...

As lawmakers debate SNAP benefits, experts fear the shifts will squander money and increase hunger for millions of people.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has named Patrick Jaynes, a former staff official for Lamar Alexander, as Tennessee director for rural development.

Sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture and the public sector saw job growth.

However, a statement from a USDA spokesperson to The Daily Sentinel said that the department is also reviewing its Job Corps campuses, meaning the future of the Collbran Job Corps is unsettled.

There is a Job Corps center in Collbran in Mesa County that operates under the Department of Agriculture, rather than the Department of Labor.