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 ...
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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 ...
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Potential consequences of USDA funding freeze and layoffs
The president of Iowa Farmers Union is concerned government funding freezes and layoffs will have short and long-term ...
USDA worker reacts to DOGE closing government offices in Pennsylvania
Faster Pussycat frontman Taime Downe's fiancée, Kimberly Burch, has died after a tragic fall from a cruise ship. DOGE has ...
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 restores HBCU agriculture scholarship for 19 universities
A decades-old federal scholarship program available to students at 19 historically black colleges and universities has been ...
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Broiler hatchery numbers continue year-over-year rise
U.S. broiler hatchery numbers had another round of year-to-year gains last week. The USDA says 251.452 million broiler-type ...
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NM Legislature Recap March 5: USDA funding freeze impacts NM farmers and food they grow
Nearly $27 million from EQIP that was intended for New Mexico farmers is stalled, according to a news release Wednesday from the Thornburg Foundation. The Natural Resources and Conservation Service, ...