USDA rejects Texas ag department’s fly trap to prevent screwworm larvae from infecting cattle

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is trading barbs with the Trump Administration over its response to a parasitic ...

Researchers discover surprising solution to major issue in beekeeping: 'You take an active role'

While the use of synthetic chemicals and antibiotics can be effective in the short term to suppress pests like the Varroa ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Mounting risks threaten survival of wild European pollinators – IUCN Red List

Nearly 100 additional wild bee species in Europe have been classified as threatened in a new assessment for the IUCN Red List ...
agr.wa.gov

WSDA receives $4.2 million in Specialty Crop Block Grant funds

OLYMPIA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded Washington state over $4 million to support specialty crops in 2025 through the Specialty Crop Block Grant program. Specialty crops are ...
WCTV

Florida Department of Law Enforcement inducts five former officers into Hall of Fame

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The Florida Law Enforcement Officers’ Hall of Fame is getting new members as five former officers were inducted Saturday, per an FDLE press release. The induction ceremony ...
Democracy Now

Department of Agriculture Places Hunger Researchers on Leave

The Department of Agriculture has placed a team of hunger researchers on leave. This came just days after the Trump administration said it would end a long-standing annual food insecurity report, ...
Wyoming News

Budd named deputy director of Wyoming Department of Agriculture

CHEYENNE – Joe Budd was recently named deputy director of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA) and started on Sept. 22. A sixth-generation Wyomingite who grew up on a ranch outside Lander, Budd ...
The Gazette

Capitol Notebook: Iowa Rep. Mike Sexton accepts position in federal agriculture department

Iowa state lawmaker Mike Sexton, seen in April 2024, has been appointed state director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Iowa Rural Development office, the agency announced Friday. (Jim ...
Reuters

USDA considering economic aid for farmers this fall, says secretary

WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working with Congress to evaluate whether economic aid might be needed for the nation's farmers this autumn amid trade disputes ...
Alaska Public Media

Alaska lawmakers move to sue Dunleavy over agriculture department order

The Alaska Legislature last week took a step towards suing Gov. Mike Dunleavy over an executive order he issued ahead of last month’s special legislative session. The order was Dunleavy’s second ...
Government Executive

Agriculture taps DOGE associate as its tech lead, reassigning previous CIO

The Agriculture Department has installed an employee brought on from the controversial Department of Government Efficiency, Sam Berry, to oversee the department’s technology. Berry will replace the ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

FDA reductions mean less money for food safety at New Mexico Department of Agriculture

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. It might be time to give those veggies another wash. The New Mexico Department of Agriculture has reported its ...