Tag: U.S. Department of Agriculture
US preparing for ‘critical threat’ to US agriculture, USDA leader says during Oklahoma stop
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins speaks about the importance of preventing the spread of the New World…
New Mexico border officials say New World screwworm outbreak hitting state hard
Empty corrals at the Santa Teresa international livestock crossing. The prohibition on cattle imports due to the New…
Retired Auburn professor killed during robbery at Alabama park, prosecutors say
A man has been charged with capital murder in connection with the killing of a retired professor during…
Texas Fly Factory To Target Flesh-Eating Parasite
The U.S. is investing hundreds of millions of dollars to build a factory in southern Texas that will…
Colorado prison evacuated as state’s record-breaking wildfire wreaks havoc: ‘An abundance of caution’
Officials were forced to fully evacuate a Colorado prison in response to the sixth-largest wildfire in state history,…
In Michigan’s cherry country, the federal safety net is fraying
By P.J. HuffstutterCENTRAL LAKE, MICHIGAN (Reuters) -The frost came in late April, sliding across the hills before dawn.…
Oat harvest behind schedule in Iowa, unseasonably wet conditions persist
Soybeans setting pods in central Iowa August 4, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Oat harvest is a…
A dozen states win approval to restrict soda, candy for SNAP recipients
Sodas and chips are displayed at a convenience store in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens in New York.…
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announces new rural development investments at Iowa State Fair
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins presented the steer Snoop Dog at the Governor’s Charity Steer Show during…
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds celebrates SNAP waivers approval in Washington, D.C.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks at an event Aug. 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C., where U.S. Agriculture Secretary…