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USDA cuts could cause long-term damage, reverse hard-won progress
For decades, environmental and farm groups pushed Congress, the USDA and farmers to adopt new…
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DOGE cuts to USDA may open door to invasive species, higher food prices
Two federal judges and an independent agency that assesses government personnel decisions have already ordered…
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Trump admin. fires USDA staff working on bird flu, immediately backpedals
Over the weekend, the Trump administration fired several frontline responders to the ongoing H5N1 bird…
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Bird flu strain that just jumped to cows infects dairy worker in Nevada
However, the new Nevada case is notable because it marks the first time D1.1 is…
H5N1 bird flu spills over again; Nevada cows hit with different, deadly strain
The spread of H5N1 bird flu in dairy cows is unprecedented; the US outbreak is…