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Agriculture Department Looks to Import Eggs

Agriculture secretary says USDA will pump $1 billion into tamping down bird flu, egg prices

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins vows to 'make eggs affordable again' by pumping $1 billion into fighting bird flu, which has cut consumer supplies.

The New York Times · 6h

Agriculture Department Looks to Import Eggs as Prices Soar

As the price of eggs reaches record highs, the federal government is looking into importing eggs from other countries, Brooke L. Rollins, the agriculture secretary, said on Wednesday.

KSNW Wichita on MSN · 4h

Agriculture secretary outlines plan to lower egg prices

The Agriculture Department will invest up to $1 billion to curb this crisis and make eggs affordable again," Rollins wrote in an op-ed.

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The New York Times · 2d

Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites

The data, which disappeared from Agriculture Department sites in recent weeks, was useful to farmers for business planning, the lawsuit said.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Farmers sue USDA after agency deletes climate change data

The lawsuit says the Agriculture Department is hindering farmers from using the data to make “agricultural decisions” while they also face a recent funding freeze.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Farmers Sue Agriculture Department Over 'Purge' of Climate Information

Farmers dealing with extreme weather and other climate impacts say the Agriculture Department has removed important data and resources from its website.

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USDA shares plan to combat bird flu and lower egg costs

The White House laid the groundwork Wednesday to try to stop the bird flu outbreak across the country and its impact on egg ...

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Top Trump official moves to block illegal immigrants from receiving food stamps: 'Follow the law, full stop'

Trump's Dept of Agriculture announced a move Tuesday that would crack down on the possibility of illegal immigrants receiving ...

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New department leaders promise to correct USDA's mismanagement of SNAP funds

A recent government audit of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program showed that the Biden administration’s management ...

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Can Electro-Agriculture Revolutionize the Way We Grow Food?

In 2023, some 700 million people around the world faced hunger, a crisis made worse by climate change, conflict and economic ...

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Senate confirms Brooke Rollins, longtime Trump ally, as agriculture secretary

Brooke Rollins, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, was confirmed on Thursday by the Senate as the agriculture secretary. Rollins, 52, was confirmed by a vote of 72-28. As head of the ...

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U.S. Agriculture Department suspends scholarships for students at historically Black colleges

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended its scholarship program for students at historically black colleges and ...

The Associated Press on MSN13d

Brooke Rollins confirmed as Trump's agriculture secretary as tariff fights loom

She also vowed to “immediately begin to modernize, realign, rethink the United States Department of Agriculture" on ...

USDA review of University of Maine funding could hit PFAS, biofuel research

A U.S. Department of Agriculture investigation into the agency's funding for the University of Maine could compromise ...

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Could bird flu vaccines help tackle high egg prices? Experts say it’s not so simple

On her first day on the job last week, new US Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins held a meeting to review the ...

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