USDA rushing to rescind mistaken firings of key bird flu response personnel
Firings of USDA employees who coordinated bird flu response were accidental, NBC quotes an agency spokesperson as saying
USDA tries to rehire employees working on bird flu
WASHINGTON — The US Department of Agriculture confirmed that it’s looking to retract termination offers made to people working for the agency that could assist with the federal government response to ongoing highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
Trump administration trying to rehire USDA bird flu officials it fired
US President Donald Trump's administration is attempting to rehire officials with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) who worked on the government response to bird flu before being fired over the weekend, US media report.
Fired USDA workers were 'boots on the ground' in bird flu battle
Federal agriculture workers laid off in "Valentine's Day Massacre" deny they were part of a bloated bureaucracy.
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 nation’s growing bird flu outbreak, officials said this week. The number of employees being rehired remains unclear,
USDA Admits Firing People Working On Bird Flu Was A Mistake
The Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that it’s trying to hire back fired employees who’d been working on the government’s response to bird flu ― a growing outbreak that’s caused egg prices to soar,
Uncertainty about bird flu effort after USDA job cuts that included mistaken firings
The firings of thousands of USDA employees included some who the department acknowledged were essential to bird flu effort and are being recalled
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USDA layoffs leave research, along with chickens, cows and bison, in the lurch
The USDA National Centers for Animal Health in Ames is at the forefront of livestock research, foreign disease diagnostics ...
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Avian influenza confirmed in Iowa turkey flock
The incidence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock in Sac County, Iowa, has been ...
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'Bird Flu' Has Been Confirmed in Rats for the First Time: USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in four rats submitted for ...
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APHIS Reinstates Legacy Biotechnology Regulations: Implications for CRISPR-Edited Plants
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on January 23, 2025, that it is reinstating its legacy ...
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APHIS establishes a citrus greening quarantine in Mississippi
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is establishing a quarantine for the entire state of Mississippi for citrus greening.
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USDA Maintains Cattle Imports Amid Second New World Screwworm Case in Mexico
On Feb. 1, USDA’s APHIS announced the resumption of cattle and bison imports from Mexico under a new comprehensive protocol. With herd levels at a 74-year low and high beef prices, traders had ...