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Shapiro administration responds after USDA accuses governor of ‘playing games’ with food bank cuts
The fight between Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture over canceled ...
USDA Job Cuts Won’t Derail Report Schedule, Agency Says
Analysts contend that the industry has concerns about the accuracy of the information being published if large layoffs come.
USDA abruptly halts $59 million grant to University of Idaho
The University of Idaho took a gut punch earlier this week when the U.S. Department of Agriculture abruptly terminated a $59 ...
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 ...
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Brooke Rollins, Trump’s secretary of agriculture, rescinded all diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the agency on her first day in office.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 ...
Arkansas, Indiana ask USDA to let them ban soda, candy from food stamps program
Arkansas and Indiana on Tuesday became the first states to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow them to ban soda ...
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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 ...
USDA issues public health alert for soups and bowls with cilantro that could have wood
USDA issued a public health alert for cilantro in Molly's, Campbell's and other frozen soup and bowl products. It could be ...
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 ...
USDA issues warning to Norfolk-based medical school over animal testing
The United States Department of Agriculture has sent a warning to the school that previously operated as Eastern Virginia ...
Arkansas files USDA waiver to limit SNAP junk food
The Republican submitted a waiver to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday seeking federal approval for her ...
$59M University of Idaho grant intended to provide help to farmers terminated by USDA
The new requirement says at least 65% of grant funds must go directly to producers. In U of I’s proposal, over 50% of funding ...