Topic: U.S. Farming

Thanksgiving dinner in 2023 is expected to cost 4.5% less than last year, but the holiday feast remains 25% higher than its average price five years ago, according to an annual survey released Wednesday.

The deadly bird flu has hit two farms in Iowa, including a commercial turkey farm, forcing thousands of birds to be euthanized to keep the disease from spreading, the Iowa Department of Agriculture said Monday.

Navigator CO2 Ventures has canceled its five-state Heartland Greenway pipeline project, citing regulatory challenges.

The looming government shutdown could damage national defense and affect agencies across the board, from the Transportation Security Administration to the Federal Reserve.

The plan to build a 2,000-mile carbon pipeline through five Midwestern states has sparked heated debate in Iowa, where hundreds of landowners and expert witnesses are facing off over politics and property rights.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warned Monday that an "extreme Republican" government shutdown next week could cost nearly 7 million low-income women and children their food benefits.

A yellow-legged hornet, native to Southeast Asia, has been discovered in Georgia, according to the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

Alabama health officials are testing for tuberculosis in four counties after seven confirmed and suspected cases have been identified among people working in poultry plants in those areas.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday it is awarding $33 million to more than a dozen historically Black universities to expand their teaching, research and extension capacities. 

Recent rains across the United States have done little to ease woes in the agricultural sector, with data showing more than half of the corn and soybeans crops are in areas of drought.