Proposed Trump administration rule would cut food stamps for 3 million people
The Trump administration will issue a proposed rule on Tuesday that aims to limit access to food stamps and would slash benefits for more than 3 million people.The rule, which looks to end automatic...
View ArticleTop climate change scientist quits USDA, says Trump administration tried to...
A top climate scientist is quitting the Department of Agriculture (USDA), accusing the Trump administration of attempting to bury a report he authored about rising carbon dioxide levels affecting rice...
View ArticleArkansas program that places unemployed guards, reservists in agriculture...
Michael Whatley began 2020 in the same way as most Americans across the country – completely unaware that a virus emerging from Wuhan, China, would disrupt the lives of everyone across the world. No...
View ArticleCongress must remove federal barriers to the sale of meat
Coronavirus concerns have made trips to the grocery store stressful enough. Finding fewer choices and higher prices for meat and poultry only makes matters worse.This shortage is a result of a...
View ArticleNew dietary guidelines on alcohol consumption undercut sound science
If you’re a man thinking about ordering that second beer or glass of wine with your pizza, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) recommends you reconsider. This group of nanny-state...
View ArticleBaldwin calls for Senate hearing on CDC response to meatpacking plant...
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) called on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee to hold a hearing on the administration’s response to the coronavirus outbreak at a Smithfield...
View ArticleOnline grocery shopping with food stamps surges for Amazon, Walmart amid...
The number of online grocery store shoppers using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, or food stamps, has risen sharply amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to Bloomberg, the...
View ArticleFood stamp spending climbed 50 percent in 2020 as result of pandemic
Federal spending on the nation’s food stamp program experienced a nearly 50 percent increase in 2020 amid the economic crisis spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, according to data released Wednesday...
View ArticleUS payroll agency targeted by Chinese hackers: report
A federal payroll agency was targeted by suspected Chinese hackers who exploited a flaw within SolarWinds software, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing five people familiar with the matter.The news...
View ArticleSenate confirms Vilsack as Agriculture secretary
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Tom Vilsack to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the second time.The Senate voted 92-7 to confirm Vilsack. He is the 32nd Agriculture secretary and the...
View ArticleDOJ seizes 68 big cats from Tiger King Park
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that it had seized 68 lions, tigers and other big cats from Tiger King Park in Oklahoma as part of a federal complaint over the animals' treatment....
View ArticleUSDA to start loan forgiveness for thousands of farmers of color in June
The Department of Agriculture on Friday announced it would begin distributing loan forgiveness funds to thousands of minority and disadvantaged farmers starting in early June as part of a program...
View ArticleMinnesota wildcat sanctuary takes in seized Tiger King cats
A Minnesota animal sanctuary has taken in several of the nearly 70 big cats seized by the Department of Justice (DOJ) last week from an Oklahoma zoo that was featured in the popular Netflix series...
View ArticleE. coli outbreak linked to raw cake mix sparks CDC investigation
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched an investigation into an E. coli outbreak tied to raw cake mix that is believed to have infected several individuals, some of whom have...
View ArticleWildfire forces closures in parts of Minnesota's Superior National Forest
A growing wildfire in Minnesota forced the U.S. Forest Service on Saturday to close a popular 1 million-acre area of Superior National Forest as hundreds of firefighters attempt to battle the blaze....
View ArticleBiden administration to propose protections for Tongass forest rolled back by...
The Biden administration will soon propose restoring protections to more than 9 million acres of Tongass National Forest in Alaska that were rolled back by the Trump administration. The Agriculture...
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