This state-wide designation could help farmers still recovering from flooding over previous seasons, Agriculture Secretary ...

Farmers say not only did the drought interrupt pollination, but an early frost last month stunted the growing season.

The drought of 2025 has been front and center for the last several weeks as many counties experience its effects. But how does it compare to last year’s drought, and what will it take to get ...

There has been no official word from USDA on timing of the $21 billion in ag disaster aid approved by Congress on Dec. 21, 2024, but sources signal May or June, after rulemaking is complete. The ...

The driest spring on record has taken a striking toll on the North Coast's pastures and hayfields, with more than $22 million in losses from drought and freeze reported. Requests for disaster aid from ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing a second Emergency Commodity Assistance Program Payment (ECAP) payment to ...

New research reveals that wild disturbances are increasing across America, and these events greatly influenced indirectly by ...

HELENA, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte announced the USDA has designated 10 counties as natural disaster counties in Montana. This comes after the governor declared a statewide drought emergency last ...

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets is seeking a disaster declaration for all Vermont counties due to the ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Months of drought in southern Africa triggered by the El Niño weather phenomenon have had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region's worst ...