Items Tagged with 'USDA'

Statehouses across the country are going “MAHA” and considering dozens of bills that would limit food dyes, seed oils, ultraprocessed foods and soft drinks in federal nutrition programs. 

Land-grant universities are sounding the alarm about potential damage to agricultural research as USDA goes through a rapid transformation that's likely to include deep funding and staff cuts.

Chicken producers have shown an increased willingness globally to use sorghum rather than corn in their feed to save on costs, demonstrating sorghum’s potential to be an alternative feed source, according to USDA economists.

President Donald Trump’s nominee to be deputy agriculture secretary, Stephen Vaden, sought to assure senators Tuesday that USDA would be a forceful advocate for ensuring that tariff negotiations seek to remove barriers to farm exports.

A federal judge blocked what he calls the “likely unlawful mass terminations” of probationary employees but narrowed the scope of his injunction to the 19 states and the District of Columbia that sued the federal government.

Egg prices have eased significantly as the avian flu outbreak has died down in recent weeks, but experts warn price volatility could return as the weather warms and more infected flocks are hit.

USDA has ordered states to take steps to take steps to address delays in processing applications and recertifications for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

A new USDA study analyzes recipients of federal COVID-19 assistance and the impact of the pandemic on land values.  

Senate Agriculture Committee members on Tuesday wrestled with the question of whether whole and reduced fat milk should be offered in school cafeterias.