Four decades ago, a town in Kansas and a town in Colorado competed to become home to a giant meatpacking plant that, at the time, was the largest of its kind in the world. Here’s what has happened to them since.

Climate change is making farming harder, but farmers in the Midwest are still managing to produce record-high amounts of corn and soybeans.

A new report from the USDA shows SNAP benefits have a bigger impact on rural economies.

Mexico is phasing out genetically modified corn for human consumption by 2024. But U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he's been assured by his Mexican counterpart that the ban won't shut off the biggest international customer for U.S. corn.

The myth of the noble, independent grower keeps this nation from acknowledging that farming is simply a profession—and small farmers pay the price.

Meat processors and agriculture officials are making sure they’re prepared against a highly contagious swine disease.

The U.S. imports a lot of chestnuts, and there is an opportunity for more of them to be homegrown.

Even in America’s breadbasket, most children know more about TikTok than livestock. But some schools are making farm work into classwork. They’ve built chicken coops and sheep pens near their playgrounds in ways that seem to pay off in the classroom.

Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns says President Joe Biden won't take meaningful action on trade.