USDA rushing to rescind mistaken firings of key bird flu response personnel
Firings of USDA employees who coordinated bird flu response were accidental, NBC quotes an agency spokesperson as saying ...
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 ...
USDA launches Title IX compliance review into UMaine, threatens to withhold funding
The United States Department of Agriculture is launching a compliance review of the University of Maine, for Title IX ...
Brooke Rollins, 52, is second woman to be confirmed as Secretary of Agriculture
Rollins is just the second woman to head the agency. Ann Veneman of California was sworn in as the 27th Secretary of ...
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USDA suspends scholarship for students attending TSU and other land grant HBCUs
The US Department of Agriculture’s website shows they’ve suspended a scholarship program for students who enroll at Tennessee ...
USDA announces Title IX investigation into UMaine
The announcement comes a day after the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights launched an investigation into ...
Company says it received conditional approval for bird flu vaccine from US Department of Agriculture
The US Department of Agriculture last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu vaccine for use in chickens, as an ...
USDA initiates 'compliance review' of UMaine over Trump's executive order
The inquiry is being conducted because of what the USDA describes as the state's "blatant disregard" of a recent executive ...
USDA tries to reverse mistaken firing of bird flu response workers
The government overhaul has raised concerns about public health and the future of the United States’ vast scientific research ...
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.