Thanksgiving is a time for feasting with loved ones, but with all that cooking, it’s important to keep food safety in mind. Ahead of the holiday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released ...

KOSU wrote dozens of articles about agriculture and food this year, led by reporter Anna Pope and supplemented by the station ...

Starting in 2026, Florida SNAP recipients will no longer be able to use federal assistance for certain "non-nutritious items ...

Grilling safety is on the minds of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) as Americans plan for Fourth of July barbecues and events. The agency has ...

The Department of Agriculture has cut over $1 billion in funding aimed at helping schools and food banks purchase from local farmers, according to a news report and a school nutrition nonprofit. The ...

Kitchen staff at the Clear Lake Middle School in northern Iowa slice local apples as one of the fruit options for lunch. The school district received federal funds through the USDA's Local Food for ...

The USDA will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, withdrawing a Biden-era proposal to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat. The proposed rule would ...

In the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed — especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food ...