USDA review of University of Maine funding could hit PFAS, biofuel research
A U.S. Department of Agriculture investigation into the agency's funding for the University of Maine could compromise ...
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 ...
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Farmers sue Department of Agriculture for removing climate information
Farmers and environmental groups have sued the Agriculture Department after it removed references to climate change from its ...
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Senate confirms Brooke Rollins, longtime Trump ally, as agriculture secretary
Brooke Rollins, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, was confirmed on Thursday by the Senate as the agriculture secretary. Rollins, 52, was confirmed by a vote of 72-28. As head of the United ...
Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites
The data, which disappeared from Agriculture Department sites in recent weeks, was useful to farmers for business planning, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Alaska, one of two states without a cabinet-level agriculture department, is planning to create one
Under an executive order from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the new department will start July 1 unless voted down by legislators.
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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.