USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers
The blanket firing of Department of Agriculture scientists has thrown a host of climate science and crop projects into chaos.
USDA says it will release $20 million of frozen farmer funds
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release approximately $20 million in funding for previously approved contracts that ...
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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 ...
USDA says it is trying to rehire bird flu experts the agency accidentally fired
USDA said it's trying to rescind the firings this weekend of several employees who had worked on the bird flu.
USDA tries to reverse mistaken firing of bird flu response workers
The department is trying to rehire the employees as avian influenza causes egg prices to soar and as Elon Musk’s DOGE makes ...
USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them
An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation." ...
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USDA lifts hold on $20M for farmland conservation
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the department will release previously frozen payments, but the funds are a small ...
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USDA Releases Approximately $20 Million of Paused Inflation Reduction Act Funding That Had Been Under Review
Following White House directives, USDA is honoring existing contracts with farmers, releasing approximately $20 million for ...
Bird flu vaccine gets conditional license from USDA as egg prices spike
A vaccine could help stop the spread of bird flu in poultry after millions of birds have died from the virus in the past few ...