Trump administration lays off USDA scientists at Fresno County grape-breeding program
Far-reaching federal budget cuts have put a longstanding California grape breeding program in jeopardy after key members of ...
USDA worker reacts to DOGE closing government offices in Pennsylvania
The billionaire Tesla CEO and White House adviser is the de facto leader of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency ...
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USDA reopens 1890 Scholars Program for FAMU, other land-grant HBCUs after suspension
The USDA has reopened the 1890 Scholars Program after suspending it for several days. The program was suspended as part of President Trump's efforts to cut federal funding for diversity, equity, and ...
New USDA secretary says farmers could get $31B in economic, disaster aid by mid-March
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says USDA is working to send $31B in economic, disaster aid to farmers, acknowledging 'a lot of ...
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USDA Prepares to Protect Farmers in a Trade War
President Trump’s new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China have gone into effect. While the economic consequences ...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture surveys fire, hurricane damage in western NC
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture traveled to western North Carolina on Thursday to survey damage from Hurricane Helene and recent wildfires. Secretary Brooke Rollins had a roundtable meeting with the ...
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Montana meat processor accused of inhumane slaughter
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) sent a notice of slaughter suspension to Big Sky Processing LLC in Moore, ...
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Federal funding freeze halts Illinois EATS program
The deputy director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) says the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze ...