The USDA inspector general has a broad mandate, pursuing consumer food safety, audits and investigations of the Agriculture Department as well as violations of animal welfare laws. The USDA has ...

The directive from USDA’s office of communications, whose authenticity was validated by three people, could affect information across dozens of programs including climate-smart agriculture ...

These are no-money-down USDA loans issued by private lenders to moderate-income borrowers. Underwriters at approved USDA mortgage providers structure the loan terms to the agency's standards for ...

There are two kinds of USDA loans: USDA guaranteed loans, which are funded by approved private lenders and guaranteed by the Department of Agriculture, and USDA direct loans, which are funded by ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced the appointment of Stephen Vaden as deputy secretary of USDA for his upcoming administration. Vaden, who served as general counsel for USDA during Trump’s ...

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seen in Washington ...

(CNN) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first new type of pain medication in more than two decades, and it’s not an opioid. The drug is suzetrigine under the brand name ...

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