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, ...
USDA reinstates 1890 scholarship that helps Mississippi HBCU students study farming, food
The USDA reopened applications for the 1890 Scholars Program. It aims to train new Black farmers, food workers and helps HBCU ...
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FAMU among land-grant HBCUs affected by USDA's suspended 1890 Scholars Program
The USDA has suspended a scholarship program for students at historically Black land-grant universities, including FAMU.
USDA employee laid off after relocating to Reno at $20,000 cost
Federal layoffs have hit close to home for one Reno man, who says he learned of his termination through social media.
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Bird flu and egg prices: USDA ending Easter season egg inventory reports
The USDA will discontinue its Easter season egg inventory reports, just weeks before the spring holiday, as the bird flu ...
Md. researcher studying treatment for disease killing trees has had USDA grant frozen for months
A local researcher who is studying treatments for a disease that’s killing citrus trees said her U.S. Department of ...
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USDA's Bold Move Against Chicken Vaccines for Avian Flu
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins has recently made headlines after decisively stating that the use of vaccines for chickens to combat avian flu is “off the table.” In an exclusive interview, Rollins ...
Trump, tariffs and ag economics from the eyes of a Kansas farmer | Opinion
And to that point, CoBank ag economists say farmers prepaying at year's end for future input needs is off by a huge 50%. That ...