HISTORICAL FACTS: Department of agriculture - The Untold Story

Pennsylvania Votes 200–3 To Test Baby Food for Toxic Heavy Metals as Republicans Stand Alone in Opposition

Pennsylvania's House has approved a bill requiring state testing of baby food for arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury. The measure now goes to the Republican-controlled Senate.

International Business Times UK · Oct 14

The Collapse of Farm Exports Is the Most Underappreciated Story in American Politics

It was a direct result of President Donald Trump's trade war, as even the Department of Agriculture now admits.

Reason · Sep 24

USDA Proposes Cutting Bird Flu Import Waiting Period From 90 Days to 28 Days

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing a major change to rules governing when foreign poultry and other avian products can resume entering the United States following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as HPAI or bird flu.

Grocery Coupon Guide · Sep 24

Ben Carson jokes about hot dogs during Trump administration’s healthy food push

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The Independent UK · Aug 25

Trump’s nutrition advisor jokes kids should eat food fresh from the ground - like hot dogs

Dr. Ben Carson was promoting healthy school lunches that mean pupils ‘won’t have a craving for the unhealthy foods’

The Independent UK · Aug 24

Arizona Livestock Port Reopens to Mexican Cattle Today Days After Sonora Confirms Its First Screwworm Case

Arizona's Douglas port reopens to Mexican cattle today, days after Sonora confirmed its first screwworm case. What USDA inspectors will check.

Medical Daily · Aug 24

USDA Says Some Farmers Can Keep ERP 2022 Payments Previously Considered Overpayments

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has issued an official announcement explaining how it will apply a new legal provision that allows certain crop producers to retain Emergency Relief Program 2022 (ERP 2022) payments that would otherwise have to be repaid as overpayments.

Clever Dude · Aug 17

Controlling wild pigs can work if it’s a group effort

The federal government is injecting millions of dollars into efforts to combat feral hogs – and it’s considering spending even more in the coming years. The problem has grown for decades, but our research has found that a recently revived federal effort offers the potential for bringing the hogs under…

The Conversation · Aug 13

In 1988, USDA scientists released flea beetles in North Dakota to fight a stubborn weed; their descendants spread across America and restored rangelands

In 1988, researchers working with the United States Department of Agriculture released a small population of European flea beetles onto infested rangeland near Valley City, North Dakota, hoping the insects might help control a plant that had been quietly overrunning the Northern Great Plains for decades. That plant was leafy…

The Times of India · Aug 12

States conducted over 1.69 lakh raids so far in FY27 to curb hoarding of fertilisers: Govt

States have conducted over 1.69 lakh raids to curb fertilizer malpractices. 270 FIRs have been registered against defaulters for these violations. Licenses have been suspended or cancelled for many violating dealers. Governments are empowered to take action against those involved. Enforcement actions are regularly monitored on a weekly basis.

The Economic Times · Jul 31