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Agriculture Department Looks to Import Eggs

Agriculture Department Looks to Import Eggs as Prices Soar

As the price of eggs reaches record highs, the federal government is looking into importing eggs from other countries, Brooke L. Rollins, the agriculture secretary, said on Wednesday.

Associated Press · 2h

Agriculture Secretary’s plan to combat avian flu and lower egg prices includes importing eggs

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins rolls out a five-part plan Wednesday to fight bird flu and high egg prices.

Bloomberg L.P. · 2h

US to Boost Egg Imports, Farm Relief as Prices Soar on Bird Flu

The US is stepping up egg imports and boosting support to chicken farmers to combat its worst-ever outbreak of avian flu that’s sent egg prices to a record of over $8 a dozen.

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The New York Times · 1d

Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites

The data, which disappeared from Agriculture Department sites in recent weeks, was useful to farmers for business planning, the lawsuit said.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Farmers sue USDA after agency deletes climate change data

The lawsuit says the Agriculture Department is hindering farmers from using the data to make “agricultural decisions” while they also face a recent funding freeze.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Farmers Sue Agriculture Department Over 'Purge' of Climate Information

Farmers dealing with extreme weather and other climate impacts say the Agriculture Department has removed important data and resources from its website.

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Mexico’s massive US corn haul shows no signs of trade jitters: Braun

The United States is just one week away from potentially launching a trade war with Mexico, its top corn buyer.

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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 ...

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

Brooke Rollins, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, was confirmed on Thursday by the Senate as the agriculture secretary. Rollins, 52, was confirmed by a vote of 72-28. As head of the United ...

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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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Can Electro-Agriculture Revolutionize the Way We Grow Food?

In 2023, some 700 million people around the world faced hunger, a crisis made worse by climate change, conflict and economic ...

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 ...

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Could bird flu vaccines help tackle high egg prices? Experts say it’s not so simple

On her first day on the job last week, new US Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins held a meeting to review the ...

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USDA to spend $1B as part of strategy to combat avian flu

Amid rising egg prices, USDA will invest $1 billion to combat the avian flu through a multi-pronged approach but will not ...

The Associated Press on MSN13d

Brooke Rollins confirmed as Trump's agriculture secretary as tariff fights loom

She also vowed to “immediately begin to modernize, realign, rethink the United States Department of Agriculture" on ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture Safety inspector charged in child pornography case

A 39-year-old consumer safety inspector for the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Kauai faces federal charges after he ...

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