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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 ...
New USDA secretary says farmers could get $31B in economic, disaster aid by mid-March
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says USDA is working to send $31B in economic, disaster aid to farmers, acknowledging 'a lot of ...
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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 ...
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Former USDA employee describes firing and long term impact of job cuts in NH
Concord resident Becca Sheets says the job cuts were a surprise to even her supervisors. "No one knew anything. A lot of ...
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Can We Trust USDA’s Data?
After several weeks of being bullish on corn, Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, bought protection against downside ...
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USDA reinstates scholarship for students attending TSU, other land grant HBCUs
The US Department of Agriculture’s website shows they’ve lifted suspension of a scholarship for students who enroll at ...
Farmers sue USDA after agency deletes climate change data
The lawsuit says the Agriculture Department is hindering farmers from using the data to make “agricultural decisions” while ...
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USDA Shocks the Market By Estimating Farmers Will Plant 94 Million Acres of Corn
USDA's first acreage estimate shows farmers could plant more corn acres this year, but fewer soybean and cotton acres.