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The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that students eligible for free or reduced price school meals cannot be charged processing fees beginning in 2027.

Wildfires know no boundaries. They jump from public to private land, from national forests to state parks. And local communities are often the best…

Jonathan Lundgren's research pointed out problems with popular pesticides. He says that message — and the messenger — are unwelcome at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service.

The government wants to make your chicken meat safer to handle. The USDA is proposing legal limits on the chicken parts that are contaminated with salmonella bacteria.

Schools should take note of how food is marketed to children on campus, according to new guidelines for school wellness policies proposed by the…

Washington’s agricultural crops rose 6 percent in 2012 from the previous year, according to federal bean counters.A recent USDA report say agricultural…