KCUR 89.3 FM8h
Mass layoffs at USDA leave an uncertain future for researchers and rural areas
Employees at U.S. Department of Agriculture research facilities across the Midwest have lost their jobs as part of the Trump ...
Fired USDA worker from Syracuse will be Schumer’s guest at Trump’s speech to Congress
Tiffany Ramos, a Trump supporter, wants him to know that USDA cutbacks will "be felt by every dinner table in America.” ...
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 ...
Agriculture secretary says USDA will pump $1 billion into tamping down bird flu, egg prices
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins vows to 'make eggs affordable again' by pumping $1 billion into fighting bird flu, which has cut ...
The Fence Post7h
USDA announces 2025 enrollment periods for crop and dairy safety-net programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the 2025 enrollment periods for key safety-net programs — Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage as well as Dairy Margin Coverage. Agricultural ...
Lawsuit accuses USDA of illegally deleting climate data, withholding funds for farmers
A coalition of environmental and agricultural advocacy groups has sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture, accusing the ...
Augusta Free Press2h
‘Unneeded fear and hardship on rural America’: USDA releases some IRA funds to farmers
The USDA released $20 million to farmers for grants through the Inflation Reduction Act, but it's only "a drop in the bucket.
Farmers Sue Agriculture Department Over 'Purge' of Climate Information
Farmers dealing with extreme weather and other climate impacts say the Agriculture Department has removed important data and ...
U.S. Agriculture Department suspends scholarships for students at historically Black colleges
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended its scholarship program for students at historically black colleges and ...
Farmers, green groups sue USDA over ‘unlawful purge’ of climate data
Farmers and green groups sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday for an “unlawful purge” of climate data from its ...
USDA Faces Lawsuit Over Purge of Climate Change Information
The US Department of Agriculture is facing a legal challenge over its move to wipe out information on climate change from its ...
health.wusf.usf.edu1d
USDA plan to combat bird flu includes almost $1 billion in subsidies to help farmers
The U.S. Agricultural Department has announced a new effort to fight bird flu. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Leah Douglas, agriculture and energy reporter at Reuters, about the $1 billion plan.