Former U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspector general Phyllis Fong was not arrested after she was ousted from her role, a spokesperson for the USDA has said.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday it will not restrict cattle imports from Mexico after a pest called new world screwworm was detected in another cow south of the border.

After DOGE canceled a lease for USDA's Risk Management Agency regional office in Topeka, the building owner called it an example of government waste.

A veterinary pharmaceutical company said they have received a conditional license for a bird flu vaccine to be used on chickens, potentially marking the first step toward mitigating a disease that has affected more than 150 million birds in the United States since 2022.

As cuts are made across the federal government, farmers in Wyoming have been left with some uncertainties related to the work of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

About half of the funds will go toward helping farmers bolster their biosecurity measures. The department is also working to bolster egg imports.

Francisco Gonzalez, a 36-year-old research horticulturist, lost his job at the U.S. Department of Agriculture just before completing his three-year probationary period. This is part of a broader trend under the Trump administration where many federal workers were dismissed.

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says USDA is working to send $31B in economic, disaster aid to farmers, acknowledging 'a lot of questions' about release