Topic: U.S. Farming

Federal regulators have approved genetically modified pigs for food and medical uses in the United States, marking just the second time they have signed off on a biologically modified animal for a consumer purpose.

Some bad tree-growing weather conditions that unfolded in key growing regions and economic factors that occurred more than a decade ago have put some of those who grow and sell Christmas trees in a bit of a pinch.

Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A has filed a federal lawsuit against a number of major U.S. poultry producers, accusing them of price-fixing.

Beginning Monday, farmers and ranchers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can sign up for the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.

U.S. pumpkin farmers foresee a bumper crop this year and report surging interest in pumpkin patches from Americans seeking safe outdoor fun amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Florida wildlife officials will attempt to resurrect the crown jewel of the state's collapsed oyster industry, Apalachicola Bay, with a ban on harvests for up to five years as part of a $20 million restoration effort.

Pharmaceutical giant Bayer funded a new seed company this summer to overcome a big problem for indoor farms, or greenhouses -- the plants they grow had been bred for outdoor farms.

A flood of cheap, subsidized fruit and vegetables from Mexico threatens to kill off domestic produce farms in the Southeast, farmers and legislators told the Trump Administration in an online hearing Thursday.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has discovered noxious weeds and a bug larva in mystery seeds that were sent unsolicited from China to thousands of U.S. residents.

Growers and researchers in Florida hope the aromatic vanilla bean can provide a lucrative, high-margin crop for the state's farmers.