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 ...
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 ...
United States Department of Agriculture freezes promised farmer payments
Farmers in Iowa and eleven other midwestern states are not getting payments they were promised from the United States ...
New department leaders promise to correct USDA's mismanagement of SNAP funds
A recent government audit of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program showed that the Biden administration’s management ...
Billions of dollars at stake for farmers hit by Trump funding freeze, pause on foreign aid
Many farmers are awaiting payments on contracts and have not been told when or if they will receive expected funding.
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 ...
USDA tries to reverse mistaken firing of bird flu response workers
The department is trying to rehire the employees as avian influenza causes egg prices to soar and as Elon Musk’s DOGE makes ...
Federal agriculture scholarship for students at historically Black colleges suspended
The affected universities include Alabama A&M, Florida A&M, North Carolina A&T and Tuskegee University in Alabama, among others.
Senate confirms Brooke Rollins, longtime Trump ally, as agriculture secretary
Rollins served in the final year of Trump’s first term as acting director of the White House's Domestic Policy Council.
Agriculture Day at West Virginia Capitol spotlights concerns amid severe weather
The leaders in farming and agriculture met at the West Virginia State Capitol Thursday to connect with each other and ask for ...
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Feds find multiple violations of Animal Welfare Act at roadside zoo in Bandon
A Dec. 3 inspection by the United States Department of Agriculture cited eight direct violations of the Animal Welfare Act at West Coast Game Park Safari in Coos County.