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USDA, bird flu

USDA rushing to rescind mistaken firings of key bird flu response personnel

Firings of USDA employees who coordinated bird flu response were accidental, NBC quotes an agency spokesperson as saying

Fortune on MSN · 2d

The USDA is scrambling to rehire officials working to curb the spread of bird flu after firing them

The H5N1 avian flu has impacted more than 160 million birds, resulting in the deaths of 20 million egg-laying chickens since 2022.

The Washington Post on MSN · 2d

USDA tries to reverse mistaken firing of bird flu response workers

The government overhaul has raised concerns about public health and the future of the United States’ vast scientific research apparatus.

HBCUs, USDA and Scholars

WTVF · 13h

USDA suspends scholarship for students attending TSU and other land grant HBCUs

The US Department of Agriculture’s website shows they’ve suspended a scholarship program for students who enroll at Tennessee State University and other land grant historically Black colleges.

The Times (Shreveport) on MSN · 20h

USDA suspends1890 National Scholars Program for HBCUs. Which Louisiana school is impacted?

USDA suspended its 1890 National Scholars Program, which aids disadvantaged students attending HBCUs. Meet the scholarship recipient from Louisiana.

USA Today · 22h

1890 Scholar Program suspended: Which two HBCU universities in Alabama could be impacted?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has abruptly paused a college scholarship program for students from rural or underserved communities attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs),

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USDA lifts Trump freeze on some funding owed to farmers, vast majority remains on hold

A sliver of the money the USDA owes farmers is released after a Trump administration freeze. But much more remains in limbo, ...

USDA says it will release $20 million of frozen farmer funds

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release approximately $20 million in funding for previously approved contracts that ...

Afrotech on MSN20h

US Department of Agriculture Dismantles Scholarship That Benefited HBCU Students

A scholarship that provided assistance to HBCU students will no longer exist. In 1992, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

NBC News3d

USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them

Several agencies within the Agriculture Department play a role in responding to the outbreak, including the Agricultural Research Service and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

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Company says it received conditional approval for bird flu vaccine from US Department of Agriculture

The US Department of Agriculture last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu vaccine for use in chickens, as an ...

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NFU statement on USDA’s release of paused funding

WASHINGTON – National Farmers Union President Rob Larew made the following statement about the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers

The blanket firing of Department of Agriculture scientists has thrown a host of climate science and crop projects into chaos.

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