Gift money can come from relatives and even friends in some cases. It can cover your down payment and/or closing costs, reducing or eliminating the cash you need to close the home purchase.

President Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday said she would consider direct payments to farmers to offset losses from proposed tariffs, modeled after the ...

Large, supply-overwhelming harvests and elevated costs have driven national farm income down by nearly 28% in the last two years. In the same town 24 hours earlier, where vast fields are ...

A former Trump administration advisor, Brooke Rollins is awaiting Senate confirmation as the next Secretary of Agriculture. She will be before the Senate today. While her nomination has drawn praise ...

A family-run farm in Chicago's south suburbs was grappling Wednesday with what they said was a devastating case of bird flu.

Just like liquids, frozen cans can also swell in the cold, which can cause them to burst. The USDA advises that if the ...

President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders on the evening of January 20, his first day in office, focused on ...

Day Four of the Trump administration opens in Washington, D.C. with a raft of Senate hearings including Trump's picks for the Departments of Energy and Interior as well as the EPA and VA. Also on the ...

MERCER COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) - Bird flu was detected in 1.4 million Ohio chickens weeks after it was detected in nearly a ...

Officials with Clean Fuels Alliance America are encouraged by the reintroduction of the Farm to Fly Act in the U.S. Senate.  ...

COOK COUNTY - The Thomas family, owners of the Kakadoodle farm in Matteson, suffered a devastating loss when avian bird flu wiped out their entire flock of 3,000 hens. The highly contagious virus was ...

USDA’s latest tally shows a 3.6% year-over-year increase in agricultural land held by foreign investors at the end of 2023 represent 3.61% of total privately held agricultural land at the end of 2023.