In bid flu fight, Agriculture Department almost doubling the $1.1 billion already spent
As bird flu continues to spread, impacting poultry farms and the price of eggs, the Agriculture Department says it's almost doubling the amount spent to combat it.
Canceled $600K research grant didn't fund study of menstrual cycles in trans men
The U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled a $600,000 grant for a study on menstrual cycles in transgender men. Rating: ...
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USDA restricts eight PACA violators
USDA) has imposed sanctions on eight produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations under PACA.
Albuquerque Journal4d
USDA ordered to rehire thousands of fired employees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has to rehire over 5,000 employees who were abruptly laid off as part of President Donald ...
USDA ordered to temporarily reinstate thousands of fired employees
The firings of over 5,000 probationary employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture may have been unlawful, and the ...
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Agriculture secretary says USDA will pump $1 billion into tamping down bird flu, egg prices
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Wednesday ... Rollins' announcement came after the Trump administration cut thousands of USDA jobs last week, leaving questions about the ...
Government Executive4d
MSPB orders temporary reinstatement of nearly 6,000 probationary workers at USDA
These Agriculture Department employees must be allowed back to their jobs for 45 days, as the Office of Special Counsel ...
The Sentinel3h
Six additional states enroll in USDA milk testing strategy for H5N1
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced an additional six states are enrolling in the National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS). This brings the total number of states testing ...
She’s on a scholarship at a tribal college in Wisconsin. The Trump Administration suspended the USDA grant that funded it.
Tribal colleges and universities, which ProPublica last year found are perpetually underfunded by Congress, say it’s illegal ...
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Mid-South farmers grapple with uncertainty of USDA funding freeze, layoffs
Mississippi farmers face mounting uncertainty as a federal funding freeze and layoffs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
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USDA to measure fruit, cranberry, berry production
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct its end of season surveys for the 2024 non-citrus tree fruit, cranberry and berry production. The ...