Farmers put plans, investments on hold under Trump USDA spending freeze
By P.J. Huffstutter, Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek CHICAGO/WASHINGTON - Nate Powell-Palm, an organic farmer outside Belgrade, ...
DOGE mischaracterizes a study as transgender, and USDA cancels it
"CANCELLED: $600,000 grant to study 'menstrual cycles in transgender men,'" Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on X ...
She’s on a scholarship at a tribal college in Wisconsin. The Trump Administration suspended the USDA grant that funded it.
Tribal colleges and universities, which ProPublica last year found are perpetually underfunded by Congress, say it’s illegal ...
USDA announces annual food price increases
Annapurna Sriram has a lengthy showbiz resume, acting in massive series like “The Blacklist” and “Billions,” indie films and ...
USDA eliminates two food safety advisory committees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has eliminated two committees that advise it on food safety, the agency said on Friday, ...
USDA employees fired en masse by Trump administration reinstated, workers’ board says
A workers’ board is reinstating – at least temporarily – almost 6,000 fired probationary workers from the Department of ...
USDA reinstates 1890 scholarship that helps Mississippi HBCU students study farming, food
The USDA reopened applications for the 1890 Scholars Program. It aims to train new Black farmers, food workers and helps HBCU ...
USDA ordered to temporarily reinstate thousands of fired employees
The firings of over 5,000 probationary employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture may have been unlawful, and the ...
USDA employee laid off after relocating to Reno at $20,000 cost
Federal layoffs have hit close to home for one Reno man, who says he learned of his termination through social media.
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USDA reopens 1890 Scholars Program for FAMU, other land-grant HBCUs after suspension
The USDA has reopened the 1890 Scholars Program after suspending it for several days. The program was suspended as part of President Trump's efforts to cut federal funding for diversity, equity, and ...
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USDA to measure fruit, cranberry, berry production
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct its end of season surveys for the 2024 non-citrus tree fruit, cranberry and berry production. The ...
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Six additional states enroll in USDA milk testing strategy for H5N1
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced an additional six states are enrolling in the National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS). This brings the total number of states testing ...