United States Department of Agriculture freezes promised farmer payments
Farmers in Iowa and eleven other midwestern states are not getting payments they were promised from the United States ...
As bird flu spreads in cattle, some states still aren't part of US milk testing
Three of America’s top milk-producing states are not participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s program designed ...
USDA inspector general didn't order 'mass extermination' of birds to drive up cost of poultry, eggs
Although it is standard procedure to kill flocks with the outbreak of bird flu, posts on social media twisted the truth.
US Department of Agriculture detects second bird flu strain in dairy cattle
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has detected a bird flu strain in dairy cattle that previously had not been seen in cows, ...
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Agriculture Department Web Managers Ordered to Remove Climate Change From Sites
Website managers from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have ordered staff at multiple agencies to alter or ...
USDA: Second strain of bird flu detected in cattle for the first time
A second strain of bird flu has been detected in U.S. dairy cattle, marking the first confirmed infections of this particular ...
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Trump agriculture nominee, Brooke Rollins, clears key Senate hurdle ahead of confirmation vote
Members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee voted favorably Monday for President Donald Trump's nominee, Brooke Rollins, to head up the Department of Agriculture (USDA), a ...
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TX Agriculture Commissioner urges caution around mystery seed packages from Chinese vendors
One Texan reported ordering a dog toy from the Chinese vendor TEMU, only to receive a package of seeds instead. With the ...
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V.I. Health Department Monitoring Bird Flu as U.S. Cases Rise to 68
The V.I. Department of Health says it is “closely monitoring” the ongoing spread of H5N1 or Bird Flu on the mainland United ...
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Farm Bureau Urges Quick Confirmation of Rollins
American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall today sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Minority ...
Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and ...
How USAID cuts could potentially impact Iowa's agriculture industry
The Progressive Farmer estimates that USAID is responsible for about $2 billion in U.S. Agriculture commodity purchases annually for humanitarian food aid. Reuters reports that the U.S. has already ...