Bird Flu Found in Rats for First Time, USDA Confirms
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time, bird flu has been detected in rats, the U.S. Department of ...
Inside the USDA, staffers struggle with Trump’s funding freeze
One office in the agriculture department show how efforts to comply with Trump’s DEI order have halted some grant payments, ...
He oversaw public works projects in rural Arizona. Trump's DOGE cost him his job
There have been 10 layoffs in a federal department that does public works projects in rural Arizona, state officials ...
DOGE cancels Topeka lease for empty USDA office that was 'a huge waste of money'
After DOGE canceled a lease for USDA's Risk Management Agency regional office in Topeka, the building owner called it an ...
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, ...
FDA and USDA among federal agencies aiming to rehire workers hit by mass firings
A number of agencies are looking to rehire federal workers who lost their jobs as part of the Trump administration's mission ...
Trump Administration Halts 1890 Scholars Program
In the middle of Black History Month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) suspended the USDA 1890 National Scholars ...
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‘Chaotic’ USDA funding freeze stalls rural renewable projects
Thousands of farmers and a dozen rural electric cooperatives wait for news about billions in funds under Trump administration ...
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USDA scholarship for students at historically Black colleges suspended
A federal scholarship aimed at boosting students from underserved and rural areas attending historically Black colleges and ...
Raw milk is a growing trend despite USDA warnings against it
Tech expert Kurt Knutsson says this enormous airship revolutionizes cargo transport by flying to remote areas. Pollster and ...
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LGBTQ Federal Workers Brace for a McCarthyist Purge
I need to do this.” So Michael started working with other queer people in his agency to form a monthly group for LGBTQ ...
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When is USDA Going to Release the Nearly $10 Billion of American Relief Act Payments for Farmers?
Time is running out for USDA to issue economic relief payments to farmers in the 90-day window set by Congress. According to some sources, producers are banking on the payments, even making business ...