Billions of dollars at stake for farmers hit by Trump funding freeze, pause on foreign aid
Many farmers are awaiting payments on contracts and have not been told when or if they will receive expected funding.
New department leaders promise to correct USDA's mismanagement of SNAP funds
A recent government audit of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program showed that the Biden administration’s management ...
Brooke Rollins confirmed as Trump's agriculture secretary as tariff fights loom
WASHINGTON — Conservative lawyer Brooke Rollins was confirmed Thursday as secretary of agriculture, placing a close ally of ...
Turkey to export 15,000 tonnes of eggs to US amid bird flu disruptions
Turkey has begun exporting around 15,000 tonnes of eggs to the United States, where an ongoing outbreak of bird flu disrupted ...
Senate confirms Brooke Rollins, longtime Trump ally, as agriculture secretary
Rollins served in the final year of Trump’s first term as acting director of the White House's Domestic Policy Council.
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Alaska, one of two states without a cabinet-level agriculture department, is planning to create one
Under an executive order from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the new department will start July 1 unless voted down by legislators.
‘Real and immediate consequences for Colorado’s economy’: Legislators react to reports of US Forest Service mass layoff
Colorado’s senators and U.S. representatives issued a joint statement Friday, urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ...