Birds were culled as a cautionary step.

The agency detailed functions that will be available during the government shutdown.

Innovators will be rewarded with project funding.

Secretary Perdue wants to move the two research units out by the end of 2019.

The project will capture methane emissions from Smithfield hog farms and convert them into renewable energy.

Producers from Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina were hit hard in the last two months.

The news comes as the deadly swine disease continues to spread in China and western Europe.

The bank is still concerned over the ongoing trade war with China.

The chief agriculture trade negotiator with the USTR explains how bad the current trade relationship is for the ag industry.

The government expects to drive innovation in emerging fields to benefit farmers.