USDA reopens 1890 National Scholars Program for HBCUs
USDA reopens 1890 Scholars Program for FAMU, other land-grant HBCUs after suspension
 · 12hWTVR Richmond, VA on MSN
USDA scholarship applications reopen at Virginia State University after suspension
Applications for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 1890 National Scholars Program at Virginia State University have reopened after a brief suspension, officials announced Monday.
$1 billion plan to combat avian flu & lower egg prices announced by USDA Secretary after Texas visit
 · 6hLas Vegas Sun
Egg prices could jump 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump's bird flu plan is unveiled
US will spend up to $1 billion to combat bird flu, USDA secretary says
USDA details new plan to tackle bird flu and lower egg prices
In a new op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, US Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins outlined a new strategy she says will mitigate the spread of bird flu and lower the price of eggs — a signature issue of the 2024 election.
Trump admin to deregulate egg industry to combat high prices, says USDA secretary
USDA Sec. Brooke Rollins shares the Trump administration's new strategy to fight bird flu as egg prices remain high.
USDA to invest $1B in 5-point strategy to combat bird flu, lower egg prices
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the federal government will spend up to $1billion to combat bird flu, and hopefully lower the rising price of eggs.
Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump’s bird flu plan unveiled
The Agriculture Department predicts the current record prices for eggs could soar more than 40% in 2025, as the Trump administration offered the first new details Wednesday about its plan to
New USDA Secretary says she's focused on reducing avian flu, lowering high egg prices
The USDA warns egg prices could rise another 41% this year. In an interview with CBS News Texas Monday, Rollins said, "Day one I'm sworn in and go to my new office at USDA headquarters in Washington and the very first briefing I have is on the avian flu.

USDA, University of Maine

USDA review of University of Maine funding could hit PFAS, biofuel research
 · 2dWMTW Portland ME on MSN
USDA investigation jeopardizes funding for crucial agricultural research in Maine
USDA initiates review of University of Maine System over compliance
Agriculture secretary says USDA will pump $1 billion into tamping down bird flu, egg prices
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins vows to 'make eggs affordable again' by pumping $1 billion into fighting bird flu, which has cut consumer supplies.
Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump's bird flu plan unveiled
Egg and poultry farmers have already been working to protect their birds ever since the 2015 bird flu outbreak by taking measures like requiring workers to change clothes and show

Farmers sue USDA

Farmers sue USDA after agency deletes climate change data
 · 8hWatertown WWNY-TV on MSN
Ag department sued after climate change data pulled
Farmers, green groups sue USDA over ‘unlawful purge’ of climate data
Iowa Public Radio4h
USDA lays out plan to address egg prices and bird flu, which impacted millions of Iowa chickens last year
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig applauded the USDA’s updated response to bird flu, emphasizing that poultry producers in the state have been hit hard by the H5N1 virus. Over 11 million chickens and turkeys in Iowa were killed by the virus or culled to prevent its spread last year.