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.
USDA eliminates two food safety advisory committees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has eliminated two committees that advise it on food safety, the agency said on Friday, ...
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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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 ...
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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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 ...
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USDA says global demand forecasts for U.S. crops to factor in tariffs
Grain traders and farmers will look closely at how USDA adjusts its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, due on March 11, as tariffs have fueled worries the U.S. will lose export markets ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Farmers, green groups sue USDA over ‘unlawful purge’ of climate data
Farmers and green groups sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday for an “unlawful purge” of climate data from its ...
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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 ...