FRANKLIN, Ky. (WTVF) — Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky are home to thousands of acres of farmland producing cattle, crops, and increasingly, solar energy. But a recent federal policy change is ...

Todd Smith was Miller’s longtime political consultant when he admitted to soliciting bribes for licenses the agency typically issues for $100. Miller then put him on the payroll at $218,000 per year.

On Aug. 18, United States Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins held a press conference announcing the U.S. Department of Agriculture would no longer subsidize solar and wind energy projects on ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will discontinue providing funds for solar and wind projects, Secretary Brooke Rollins announced in a post on X. Through its Rural Energy for America (REAP) grant ...

United States Department of Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that the federal government is eliminating all USDA programs that use taxpayer dollars to subsidize solar panels on productive farmland.

August 15, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has moved to cancel contracts with union employees at its food safety and animal health inspection agencies, which union leaders say will ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds jokes with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins during a press conference in the Cattle Barn at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Saturday. (Erin Murphy/The Gazette) ...

WBFF-FOX Baltimore — BALTIMORE — A proposed salary for Kathy Klausmeier's nominee for inspector general has raised eyebrows, as it would have exceeded the current inspector general Kelly Madigan's ...

The general public and interested parties have 20 days to provide comments on a reorganization of the USDA, which the agriculture secretary says is already 95 percent done. U.S. Secretary of ...

As the U.S. Department of Agriculture consolidates operations away from Washington D.C. and into five new “hubs” across the country, Iowa was named among the early favorites for one of those locations ...

A USDA inspection report revealed deteriorating facilities, inadequate animal care, and lack of veterinary care at Gulf World Marine Park. PANAMA CITY BEACH — What might be Gulf World Marine Park's ...