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.
USDA to invest $1B in 5-point strategy to combat bird flu, lower egg prices
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the federal government will spend up to $1billion to combat bird flu, and hopefully lower the rising price of eggs.
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 agency’s options for controlling the bird flu outbreak and possibly help lower the price of eggs.
The U.S. Plans to Import More Eggs. Will That Help Tame Rising Prices?
Turning to other countries could temporarily boost supplies but industry officials say other fixes needed to ease bird flu pains.
Agriculture Secretary’s plan to combat avian flu and lower egg prices includes importing eggs
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins rolls out a five-part plan Wednesday to fight bird flu and high egg prices.
USDA details new plan to tackle bird flu and lower egg prices
Soaring egg prices have consumers boiling, and on Wednesday, the United States Department of Agriculture blamed rising costs on the bird flu epidemic and said it will take new steps to quell the outbreak.
US plan to fight high egg prices
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins unveiled a billion-dollar plan to bring egg prices down. The American pro wasn't a Swiftie when they met, but he sure is now. "My sisters and my brother were both like,
USDA: Egg prices expected to rise more than 40 percent in 2025
Egg prices are at an all-time high and expected to get even worse for consumers, according to a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projection. The USDA's latest outlook predicts egg prices will increase 41 percent in 2025 as a widespread bird flu outbreak continues to devastate egg-laying chicken flocks.
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Can Electro-Agriculture Revolutionize the Way We Grow Food?
A new technology is pushing the boundaries of farming by using electricity to grow crops without photosynthesis ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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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Department of Agriculture employee reacts after he was fired on Presidents Day
INSKEEP: Alex Hymowitz is formerly with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Several hours after he spoke with Leila, the president issued a new executive order and cut the presidential management ...
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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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 ...
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, ...
DOGE will use AI to assess the responses of federal workers who were told to justify their jobs via email
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, had some harsh words for the way DOGE was operating, calling the email sent to federal workers ...
Mexico’s massive US corn haul shows no signs of trade jitters: Braun
The United States is just one week away from potentially launching a trade war with Mexico, its top corn buyer.