USDA Down To Earth

You can follow fall colors across the nation as part of the U.S. Forest Service Fall Foliage Hotline.

USDA researchers are finding to find vaccines to help pigs resist deadly and costly diseases.

Don’t let foodborne illness ruin your game day experience. Follow these tips from the U.S. Department of Agriculture before you tailgate.

In this, the second year of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s healthier school meal standards, most U.S. schools are adopting the changes.

After a cooler than normal summer in many places, a warmer than normal autumn could be shaping up.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says Congress needs to pay more attention to problems facing America's farmers.

USDA researchers are studying how climate change could affect peanuts and how they are grown.

USDA is teaching middle school students about agriculture and science at a specially designed garden.

Food price inflation won’t be as high this year as the USDA originally expected.

The USDA's annual report of child rearing expenses shows that the cost of raising a child went up last year, but not as much as in past years.

The USDA plays a role in your child’s education through things like healthy eating and new buildings to name a few.

FFA leaders meeting in Washington, D.C. heard from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about the challenges and opportunities they face.

A USDA researcher is studying how climate change could affect the production of one of the world’s most consumed foods.

Visiting a national forest can provide a boost to people’s health and the rural economy.

USDA researchers are working to solve a swine disease that has a major negative effect on the pork industry.