USDA says it will release $20 million of frozen farmer funds
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release approximately $20 million in funding for previously approved contracts that ...
USDA suspends scholarship program at historically Black colleges, website shows
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended a college scholarship program for students from rural and underserved ...
Republicans caught between Trump and farmers pleading for frozen funds
Farmers complaining about Trump’s ongoing funding freeze to Agriculture Department programs are receiving mixed messages from ...
Bird flu confirmed in rats for first time, USDA says
The latest bird flu detections come as the U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to rehire bird flu experts​ that were ...
Trump fires federal workers who help fight forest fires weeks after historic LA blazes
The U.S. Forest Service fired 2,000 probationary workers. The agency says none were "operational firefighters," but some ...
USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers
The blanket firing of Department of Agriculture scientists has thrown a host of climate science and crop projects into chaos.
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USDA Releases Approximately $20 Million of Paused IRA Funding That Had Been Under Review
Following White House directives, USDA is honoring existing contracts with farmers, releasing approximately $20 million for ...
USDA grants conditional license for bird flu vaccine
In the past three years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says about 150 million birds died across the country due ...
Bird flu vaccine gets conditional license from USDA as egg prices spike
A vaccine could help stop the spread of bird flu in poultry after millions of birds have died from the virus in the past few ...
Agriculture Department Moves to Rehire Some Bird Flu Response Workers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to reverse the firing of some employees who were involved in responding to the ...