Guam has now also banned poultry from Hawaii due to recent reports of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, cases now detected in Hawaii.

“I am fully committed to working closely with the USDA and GSA to find a viable and sustainable solution that ensures the continuity of vital operations for the USDA APHIS Wildlife Services on ...

A federal judge has ordered USDA to re-evaluate the environmental impacts of its grasshopper and Mormon cricket suppression program in the West within two years. The agency’s Animal and Plant […] ...

USDA-APHIS started its review in 2020, followed by a public comment period in 2022 that drew thousands of positive responses from individuals and organizations nationwide. ESF submitted a revised ...

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green signed new legislation Friday to protect the state’s farmers, ranchers, and agriculture, while also ...

APHIS issued its final rule on animal ID that has been in place since 2013, switching from solely visual tags to tags that are both electronically and visually readable for certain classes of ...

Extinction crisis of Hawaii's native birds Hawaii's forest birds, particularly the iconic honeycreepers, are facing a threat from avian malaria, a disease transmitted by non-native mosquitoes.

Retailers selling ahi sashimi, poke and sushi in Hawaii now have a year to label the origin of yellowfin and bigeye tuna in those products so consumers know if they are buying locally caught fish.

The USDA extended two critical cost-share programs helping Western NC farmers recover from Tropical Storm Helene, the agency announced June 13.

More Funding Going to Tackle HPAI H5N1, Egg Imports are Now Underway to Stabilize Supply USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins says the agency is hyper-focused on poultry, but no vaccine is yet available.

A convenience store chain with about 18,500 locations in South Korea is coming to Hawaii.

Chilton farmer Adam Faust is again challenging U.S. Department of Agriculture program rules as discriminatory for offering minority and female farmers economic advantages over white male farmers ...