Growing up in rural Indiana, I had more animal friends than human ones. I raised ducks and geese, and enjoyed my time ...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has released a handbook to help law enforcement and local officials ...

More than a thousand people who worked to keep American agriculture free of pests and disease have left the federal workforce ...

HPAI has had the greatest impact on pullets and egg-laying poultry, where bird housing density is higher, said Dr. Lisa ...

The NWS is a fly that is endemic in Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and some South American countries, according to the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). While the ...

Imported fire ants swarm and sting aggressively when disturbed. Their painful stings cause blisters. All of Hampton Roads and ...

Reports of spotted lanternflies have popped up in several states across the U.S. Here's what they look like and why the USDA wants you to squish them.

that “inconsistent and untimely inspections” by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service may have contributed to the problem, and that the service had not promptly responded to ...

including more than 1,300 from the agency's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), has left American agriculture vulnerable. Sponsor Message "There's no way APHIS can do its job with ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is working alongside the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to enforce the freeze. The suspension will be reviewed on a month-to-month basis.