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Agriculture Department Moves to Rehire Some Bird Flu Response Workers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to reverse the firing of some employees who were involved in responding to the nation’s growing bird flu outbreak, officials said this week.

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USDA tries to reverse mistaken firing of bird flu response workers

The department is trying to rehire the employees as avian influenza causes egg prices to soar and as Elon Musk’s DOGE makes sweeping cuts to government agencies.

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Agriculture Department tries to rehire fired workers tied to bird flu response

The Agriculture Department is scrambling to rehire several workers it fired as part of President Donald Trump’s broad cuts because they were involved in the government’s response to the ongoing bird flu outbreak that has devastated egg and poultry farms over the past three years.

Billions of dollars at stake for farmers hit by Trump funding freeze, pause on foreign aid

Many farmers are awaiting payments on contracts and have not been told when or if they will receive expected funding.

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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Agriculture Day at West Virginia Capitol spotlights concerns amid severe weather

The leaders in farming and agriculture met at the West Virginia State Capitol Thursday to connect with each other and ask for ...

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

Rollins served in the final year of Trump’s first term as acting director of the White House's Domestic Policy Council.

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Feds find multiple violations of Animal Welfare Act at roadside zoo in Bandon

A Dec. 3 inspection by the United States Department of Agriculture cited eight direct violations of the Animal Welfare Act at West Coast Game Park Safari in Coos County.

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Turkey to export 15,000 tonnes of eggs to US amid bird flu disruptions

Turkey has begun exporting around 15,000 tonnes of eggs to the United States, where an ongoing outbreak of bird flu disrupted ...

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Alaska, one of two states without a cabinet-level agriculture department, is planning to create one

Under an executive order from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the new department will start July 1 unless voted down by legislators.

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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Directs Name Change From ‘Gulf Of Mexico’ To ‘Gulf Of America’

In a move aligning with President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14172, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced today that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ...

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