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Sen. Martin Heinrich Leads Effort to Extend USDA Support for School Meal Programs as Schools Transition Back to Normal Operations

Senator Martin Heinrich and 29 Senate colleagues call on Senate leadership to extend USDA waiver authority in upcoming spending package.

USDA Plans to Provide Additional $14 Billion for Farmers

USDA to Provide Another $14 Billion to Ailing Farmers

Sep 19, 2020 12:01 PM EDT By Madelaine D.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it would send up to $14 billion in aid to farmers who continue to face dramatic losses in revenue and market disruptions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ground Beef Sold at Walmart Recalled for Possible E.Coli Contamination. See the List of Products here.

Jun 14, 2020 11:08 PM EDT By Dani O.

The USDA issued a recall notice on nearly 43,000 ground beef products sold nationwide. The contamination was found during a routine check conducted by food safety officials.

USDA to Buy $470 Million Worth of Excess Food From Farmers

May 10, 2020 11:40 AM EDT By Neil P.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that they would spend $470 million to buy the excess food from farmers to give it to the needy.

Tyson Foods Recalls Thousands of Pounds of Chicken Nuggets

Apr 07, 2014 11:11 AM EDT By Shawn Raymundo

More than 75,000 lbs of Tyson Foods' frozen white meat chicken nuggets are being recalled at Sam's Club locations around the nation.

Kraft Velveeta Mac and Cheese Recall: Incident Not Related to #Cheesepocalypse

Jan 20, 2014 03:55 PM EST By Scharon Harding

Truitt Brothers Inc. is recalling 1.77 million pounds of Kraft Velveeta products after failing to label ingredients as allergens, U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) reports.

Salmonella Outbreak 2013 News Update, Symptoms and Treatment: Foster Farms Chicken Sickens 278 in California, Texas, Washington, Florida

Oct 11, 2013 01:35 PM EDT By Scharon Harding

Salmonella continues to spread across the United States. Despite this, The Department of Agriculture said it will not close chicken-processing plants connected to an outbreak.