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USDA, bird flu

USDA rushing to rescind mistaken firings of key bird flu response personnel

Firings of USDA employees who coordinated bird flu response were accidental, NBC quotes an agency spokesperson as saying

Fortune on MSN · 2d

The USDA is scrambling to rehire officials working to curb the spread of bird flu after firing them

The H5N1 avian flu has impacted more than 160 million birds, resulting in the deaths of 20 million egg-laying chickens since 2022.

The Washington Post on MSN · 2d

USDA tries to reverse mistaken firing of bird flu response workers

The government overhaul has raised concerns about public health and the future of the United States’ vast scientific research apparatus.

USDA, Black and Scholars

The Times (Shreveport) on MSN · 21h

USDA suspends1890 National Scholars Program for HBCUs. Which Louisiana school is impacted?

USDA suspended its 1890 National Scholars Program, which aids disadvantaged students attending HBCUs. Meet the scholarship recipient from Louisiana.

USA Today · 1d

USDA suspends scholarship program at historically Black colleges, website shows

The USDA has suspended a college scholarship program for students from rural and underserved backgrounds who attend HBCUs.

News Nation on MSN · 15h

U.S. Department of Agriculture suspends scholarship program at NC A&T State University, 18 other historically Black colleges, website shows

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended a scholarship program that serves students from rural or underserved communities pending further review, according to its website. The USDA 1890 National Scholars Program was established in 1992 as part of the partnership between the USDA and the 1890 land-grant universities.

Bird flu vaccine gets conditional license from USDA

CNN on MSN · 5d

Company says it received conditional approval for bird flu vaccine from US Department of Agriculture

The US Department of Agriculture last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu vaccine for use in chickens, as an outbreak of a newer variant ravages poultry flocks, contributing to the sky high price of eggs.

Yahoo · 10h

USDA grants conditional approval for bird flu vaccine: What this means

The president's critics fired back after an unrealistic claim about his approval rating. The donor said the death penalty should not be politicized. The longtime Democratic strategist called out a Fox News graphic as he reminded the host about the president's history with the national debt.

9NEWS · 11h

USDA issues conditional license for bird flu vaccine amid ongoing crisis

The vaccine, which will not be available immediately, would be given to birds to prevent transmission of the virus.

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USDA lifts Trump freeze on some funding owed to farmers, vast majority remains on hold

A sliver of the money the USDA owes farmers is released after a Trump administration freeze. But much more remains in limbo, ...

USDA says it will release $20 million of frozen farmer funds

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release approximately $20 million in funding for previously approved contracts that ...

Afrotech on MSN21h

US Department of Agriculture Dismantles Scholarship That Benefited HBCU Students

A scholarship that provided assistance to HBCU students will no longer exist. In 1992, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

WTVF14h

USDA suspends scholarship for students attending TSU and other land grant HBCUs

The US Department of Agriculture’s website shows they’ve suspended a scholarship program for students who enroll at Tennessee ...

NBC News3d

USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them

Several agencies within the Agriculture Department play a role in responding to the outbreak, including the Agricultural Research Service and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

KFGO1d

NFU statement on USDA’s release of paused funding

WASHINGTON – National Farmers Union President Rob Larew made the following statement about the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

West Virginia MetroNews2h

USDA report says West Virginia lost 200 farms in past year

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia lost two hundred farms in the period from 2023 to 2024. the United States Department of ...

USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers

The blanket firing of Department of Agriculture scientists has thrown a host of climate science and crop projects into chaos.

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