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 rushing to rescind mistaken firings of key bird flu response personnel
Firings of USDA employees who coordinated bird flu response were accidental, NBC quotes an agency spokesperson as saying ...
The USDA is scrambling to rehire officials working to curb the spread of bird flu after firing them
The H5N1 avian flu has impacted more than 160 million birds, resulting in the deaths of 20 million egg-laying chickens since ...
USDA investigating University of Maine for state’s alleged Title IX violations
USDA notified the University of Maine System of the investigation in a letter addressed to the Office of Governor Janet Mills ...
Brooke Rollins, 52, is second woman to be confirmed as Secretary of Agriculture
Rollins is just the second woman to head the agency. Ann Veneman of California was sworn in as the 27th Secretary of ...
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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.
USDA tries to reverse mistaken firing of bird flu response workers
The government overhaul has raised concerns about public health and the future of the United States’ vast scientific research ...
Company says it received conditional approval for bird flu vaccine from US Department of Agriculture
The US Department of Agriculture last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu vaccine for use in chickens, as an ...
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NFU statement on USDA’s release of paused funding
WASHINGTON – National Farmers Union President Rob Larew made the following statement about the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
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Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds
The USDA made $3.1 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act available in the 2024 fiscal year for climate-smart agriculture activities, according to the department, including grants and loans ...
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Uncertainty about bird flu effort after USDA job cuts that included mistaken firings
The Iowa Department of Agriculture on Wednesday reported yet another outbreak, among a turkey flock in Sac County, with 29,665 birds destroyed to prevent the spread of the disease. The USDA also ...
USDA initiates 'compliance review' of UMaine over Trump's executive order
The inquiry is being conducted because of what the USDA describes as the state's "blatant disregard" of a recent executive ...