HISTORICAL FACTS: 6 - Caught on Camera

Ag Commissioner Sid Miller’s New Transphobic Dress Code

An April 13 memo from the Department of Agriculture welcomes “Western wear” but requires employees to dress according to “biological gender.”

Texas Observer · Apr 24, 2023

Mother of boy killed on Florida amusement ride watches it get demolished: ‘It’s a bittersweet moment’

Nekia Dodd visited the attraction for the first time after the Department of Agriculture and the park reached an agreement to demolish the ride

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

Yellowstone Bear World, fined by OSHA, lobbies for bill to nix oversight of wildlife parks

Idaho lawmakers have moved forward with a bill crafted by a Rexburg drive-thru wildlife park that would remove Idaho Fish and Game and Idaho State Department of Agriculture oversight for similar facilities.

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023

Farmers face a higher risk of suicide. The Texas Agriculture Department wants $500,000 a year to change that.

The department’s helpline is less than a year old. But advocates hope state lawmakers fully fund it as farmers and ranchers continue to face hard economic times and isolation.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 11, 2023

Texas ag agency says climate change threatens state’s food supply

A new Texas Department of Agriculture report also points to other factors that are making it harder for Texans to access and afford food, including wages falling behind rising costs of living.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 3, 2023

Charles Haughey caught up in embarrassing incident when he was gift substandard horses

Mr Melzac, who was terminally ill at the time, wanted to gift the horses to the State in honour of his wife’s Irish background

Irish Mirror · Dec 28, 2022

There's a shortage of vets to treat farm animals. Pandemic pets are partly to blame

A sharp increase in pet ownership during COVID-19 has contributed to an exodus of vets from the farm sector, as they opt for better paying and less dangerous "companion" animal practices.

WEKU · Dec 19, 2022

U.S. agriculture agency extends climate funding to small farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will distribute an additional $325 million in funding for projects tailored to smaller-scale farmers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, taking its total annual investment in climate-friendly farming to more than $3 billion, the agency announced Monday.

Reuters · Dec 12, 2022

Musk's Neuralink under US investigation for treatment of animals, Reuters reports

The brain-computer interface company Neuralink, owned by Elon Musk, is under investigation by the US Department of Agriculture for its treatment of animals, Reuters has revealed. FRANCE 24's tech editor Peter O'Brien tells us more about the allegations.

France 24 · Dec 6, 2022

Musk's Neuralink staff claim his demands to rush brain implant trials led to the needless deaths of 1,500 animals

The company is being probed for potential violations of the Animal Welfare Act.

Fortune · Dec 6, 2022