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It’s OK to love all the bees (the honey bees, too)

North America’s bee populations are in trouble, but don’t blame the honey bees. While some people argue that an overabundance of managed honey bees – those raised to help pollinate crops and produce honey – is causing native bees to disappear, the evidence doesn’t support the claim.

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Moving The Forest Service to Salt Lake City Puts It At The Heart of Public Lands Opposition And Is a Bad Idea

The Trump Administration recently announced that it was going to move the Forest Service headquarters from Washington D.C. to Salt Lake City, which puts it firmly in public lands enemy territory.

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‘Let them eat liver’: RFK Jr. mocked as Marie Antoinette after suggesting Americans eat liver over beef to save on groceries

‘You can buy liver or the cheaper cuts of steak that are very, very affordable,’ the Health and Human Services secretary said at a MAHA event

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Trader Joe's Frozen Meal Recalled by United States Department of Agriculture Over Contamination Risk

The USDA has recalled 3.4 million pounds of Trader Joe's frozen chicken fried rice over possible glass contamination.

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Trump's Tariffs Force Another $12 Billion 'Band Aid Solution' Farmer Bailout

Trump's £9.7 bn ($12 bn) tariff-funded Farmer Bridge Assistance is being rolled out as a short-term fix for agricultural losses caused by tariff disputes, but critics say it barely scratches the surface of mounting trade-induced farm losses.

International Business Times UK

The Transgender Passport Case Mini Merits Analysis

The Court is still living in Justice Kennedy's shadow and Justice Jackson questions whether executive actions have as much force as statutes.

Reason

Court Blocks Trump's SNAP Reductions, But Stricter Eligibility Rules Begin

The new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rules that went into effect on Saturday will not issue benefits through November due to the government shutdown, according to the United States Department of Agriculture website. The USDA states that Senate Democrats have voted 13 times against funding the program.

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The Latest: Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule

Federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must continue funding SNAP during the government shutdown

The Independent UK

US Says Food Assistance Will End Next Week as Shutdown Drags On

Millions risk losing SNAP benefits as the US government shutdown continues, with aid set to end next week.

International Business Times UK

USDA Reopens Offices Amid Shutdown To Deliver $3 Billion Aid, Unveils Plan To Lower Beef Prices

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to reopen around 2,100 county offices nationwide on Thursday, despite the ongoing government shutdown, in a bid to support farmers and ranchers.

Benzinga

Furloughed federal workers sent anti-Democrat out-of-office replies without their knowledge

Workers say messages were changed without their consent after White House and agency leadership instructed staff to use templates with partisan messages

The Independent UK

Texas hatches a new plot to stop flies carrying flesh-eating parasite from crossing the southern border

Department of Agriculture is investing more than $750 million in techniques to protect the U.S. livestock industry

The Independent UK

Trump orders end union protections for 450,000 federal workers in ‘largest union busting in American history’

Legal battles take aim at the president’s executive orders ripping up collective bargaining agreements for federal workers

The Independent UK

‘I’m buying repackaged meat from a tube?’: Woman talks to Publix butcher about label secrets. What she finds out is surprising

Many Americans don’t know a whole lot about where their food comes from. In 2017, the Washington Post claimed that 7 percent of Americans believed that chocolate milk came from brown cows. In the early 1990s, a Department of Agriculture study found that 1 in 5 Americans didn’t even know…

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Ham salad brands recalled over listeria contamination fears

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health warning for Reser’s Fine Foods Ham Salad and Molly’s Kitchen Ham Salad over listeria contamination fears.

The Conversation

Cuts to school lunch and food bank funding mean less fresh produce for children and families

The U.S. government recently cut more than US$1 billion in funding to two long-running programs that helped schools and food banks feed children and families in need. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the reductions are a “return to long-term, fiscally responsible initiatives.” But advocacy groups say the cuts will…

The Conversation

Solar panels’ shade helps boost Colorado grassland productivity in dry years

Grasses growing in the shade of a solar array were only a little less productive than those growing nearby in open grassland during years of average and above-average rainfall – but in a dry year, the shaded plants grew much better than those growing in full sun. That’s the result…

The Independent UK

‘Deeply creepy’: Enormous brooding banner of Trump now hangs next to Lincoln outside Department of Agriculture

X users are scoffing at the banner, saying it has a ‘North Korean aesthetic’ and gives off ‘Saddam Hussein vibes’

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U.S. Halts Animal Imports From Mexico As Flesh-Eating New World Screwworm Sparks Alarm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a halt on imports of cattle, bison, and horses through the southern border.

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US egg shortage: Is Europe ready to help despite tariff tensions?

The US government is on a global egg hunt, seeking exports from countries in Europe and elsewhere to ease a severe domestic shortage.

The Guardian - US

US honeybee deaths hit record high as scientists scramble to find main cause

US Department of Agriculture calls in university to help study decline as Trump administration staff cuts sting

The Independent UK

DOGE suffers biggest loss yet as thousands of probationary USDA employees ordered back to work

5,600 probationary workers at Department of Agriculture will remain on the job for at least another 45 days

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Senate Confirms Brooke Rollins As Agriculture Secretary

Brooke Rollins confirmed as agriculture secretary, praised for bipartisan support and qualifications to lead the Department of Agriculture.

The Independent UK

Trump administration erases mention of climate change and LGBTQ+ health data from key government sites

The changes come amid an overhaul of most Biden-era policies

The Conversation

Agriculture secretary oversees food production, rural life, and nutrition programs that help millions afford healthy diets

Two years after President Abraham Lincoln created the Department of Agriculture in 1862, he nicknamed it “the people’s department” because half of all Americans lived on farms at that time. Today, fewer than 2% of Americans farm, but the Agriculture Department still touches people’s lives in many ways.

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