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 ...
CBC calls Trump suspension of USDA 1890 Scholars program ‘outrageous’
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is calling on President Trump to reinstate an education program designed to support ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Brooke Rollins, 52, is second woman to be confirmed as Secretary of Agriculture
Rollins is just the second woman to head the agency. Ann Veneman of California was sworn in as the 27th Secretary of ...
USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them
An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation." ...
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 launches review at University of Maine over transgender sports policy after Trump-Gov. Mills blowup
Federal agencies launched reviews into the University of Maine's Title IX policies after a tense exchange between President Trump and the state's governor.
USDA initiates 'compliance review' of UMaine over Trump's executive order
The inquiry is being conducted because of what the USDA describes as the state's "blatant disregard" of a recent executive ...
USDA investigating University of Maine for state’s alleged Title IX violations
USDA notified the University of Maine System of the investigation in a letter addressed to the Office of Governor Janet Mills ...
Maine leaders urge US Department of Agriculture to release funding
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry is urging the new head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...