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Mass layoffs at USDA leave an uncertain future for researchers and rural areas
Employees at U.S. Department of Agriculture research facilities across the Midwest have lost their jobs as part of the Trump ...
Agriculture secretary says USDA will pump $1 billion into tamping down bird flu, egg prices
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins vows to 'make eggs affordable again' by pumping $1 billion into fighting bird flu, which has cut ...
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USDA announces 2025 enrollment periods for crop and dairy safety-net programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the 2025 enrollment periods for key safety-net programs — Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage as well as Dairy Margin Coverage. Agricultural ...
Fired USDA worker from Syracuse will be Schumer’s guest at Trump’s speech to Congress
Tiffany Ramos, a Trump supporter, wants him to know that USDA cutbacks will "be felt by every dinner table in America.” ...
Lawsuit accuses USDA of illegally deleting climate data, withholding funds for farmers
A coalition of environmental and agricultural advocacy groups has sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture, accusing the ...
Republicans seek to end taxpayer funding of 'green energy boondoggles' on agricultural lands
Wis., is introducing legislation, shared first with Fox News Digital, to end the use of taxpayer dollars to incentivize green ...
US Department Of Agriculture Has Reopened An HBCU Scholarship That It Had Suspended Less Than A Month Ago
A scholarship for HBCU students created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture has reopened. As AFROTECH™ previously reported, ...
Farmers Sue Agriculture Department Over 'Purge' of Climate Information
Farmers dealing with extreme weather and other climate impacts say the Agriculture Department has removed important data and ...
U.S. Agriculture Department suspends scholarships for students at historically Black colleges
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended its scholarship program for students at historically black colleges and ...
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 says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them
Several agencies within the Agriculture Department play a role in responding to the outbreak, including the Agricultural Research Service and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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USDA says it is trying to rehire bird flu experts the agency accidentally fired
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it is trying to rehire ... swiftly rectify the situation and rescind those letters," the USDA said in a statement to CBS News. The agency added that several ...