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Source: Workers key to bird flu response taking USDA buyouts, may strain agency's efforts
A source says USDA employees who worked on bird flu response have accepted incentives to leave the agency, which could strain ...
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Think tank tied to USDA’s Rollins ramps up farm policy work
The America First Policy Institute, founded by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, will fight to end "Green New Deal" ...
Trump cuts are ending USDA efforts to curb historic discrimination against Black farmers
Brooke Rollins, Trump’s secretary of agriculture, rescinded all diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the agency on her first day in office. She also canceled more than $132 million in ...
The USDA Has an Actual Definition for ‘Fancy’ Food — and It Could Help You Buy Better Produce
The USDA has definitions for fancy and extra fancy produce. As part of the USDA grading system, these voluntary labels ...
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USDA identifies 15 farm programs still on ice in update to Congress
The $3 billion Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities is among the group of programs confirmed under review by the Trump ...
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USDA ended its local food programs. A look at how farmers, schools and food banks are coping
Thousands of schools, farmers and food pantries in the Midwest and Great Plains planned on federal dollars over the next year ...
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American Farmers and the USDA Had Finally Embraced Their Role in the Climate Crisis. Then Came the Federal Funding Freeze
For two decades, farmer John Burk has been working to improve the soil on his farm in Michigan, taking a few extra steps to ...
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White House pitches layoffs, local office closures and program eliminations at USDA
The Trump administration is planning to severely scale back or outright eliminate funding for many programs across the ...