department of agriculture

Agriculture Department, Rehire and Bird Flu

Agriculture Department Moves to Rehire Some Bird Flu Response Workers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to reverse the firing of some employees who were involved in responding to the nation’s growing bird flu outbreak, officials said this week.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Agriculture Department tries to rehire fired workers tied to bird flu response

The Agriculture Department is scrambling to rehire several workers who were involved in the government's response to the ongoing bird flu outbreak that has devastated egg and poultry farms over the past three years.

CNN on MSN · 5d

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 outbreak of a newer variant ravages poultry flocks, contributing to the sky high price of eggs.

Black, 1890 Scholars and department of agriculture

USA Today · 1d

USDA suspends scholarship program at historically Black colleges, website shows

The USDA has suspended a college scholarship program for students from rural and underserved backgrounds who attend HBCUs.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1h

Federal agriculture scholarship for students at historically Black colleges suspended

The affected universities include Alabama A&M, Florida A&M, North Carolina A&T and Tuskegee University in Alabama, among others.

News Nation on MSN · 15h

U.S. Department of Agriculture suspends scholarship program at NC A&T State University, 18 other historically Black colleges, website shows

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended a scholarship program that serves students from rural or underserved communities pending further review, according to its website. The USDA 1890 National Scholars Program was established in 1992 as part of the partnership between the USDA and the 1890 land-grant universities.

19hon MSN

CBC calls Trump suspension of USDA 1890 Scholars program ‘outrageous’

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is calling on President Trump to reinstate an education program designed to support ...

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 ...

Yakima Herald-Republic6h

Frustration and shock accompany firings of Yakima Valley's federal workers

Mass federal layoffs have hit hop research, services for veterans, wildland firefighting and forestry programs in the Yakima ...

KGUN 99h

How firings of U.S. Forest Service workers could disrupt Arizona trails

Thousands of U.S. Forest Service workers across the country have been fired as part of a broader effort by the Trump ...

VI Consortium4d

Dept. of Agriculture Stresses Urgency of Self-Sufficiency at 2025 Agrifest

He also noted that efforts are underway to reestablish the charter of the Future Farmers of America, aiming to increase ...

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 ...

2don MSN

Delaware agriculture, environmental, insurance department present budget requests

The second week of hearings wrapped up last Thursday, with presentations from the Delaware Department of Children, Youth & ...

Minnesota declares state of emergency as diseases cripple Midwestern farms

Minnesota has declared a state of emergency due to a trifecta of bird flu strains. The state's Department of Agriculture provides more information about how this move can help farmers.

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results