For decades, environmental and farm groups pushed Congress, the USDA and farmers to adopt new conservation programs, but progress came […]
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DOGE cuts to USDA may open door to invasive species, higher food prices
Skip to content Food inspectors and disease-sniffing dog handlers remain out of work as food spoils. Jarvis, a beagle with […]
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 flu outbreak—then quickly backpedaled, rescinding […]
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 known to have jumped from […]
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 the first of its kind […]