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A federal judge has ordered USDA to re-evaluate the environmental impacts of its grasshopper and Mormon cricket suppression program in the West within two years. The agency’s Animal and Plant […] ...
The price of eggs has dropped just over 61% since President Donald Trump took office in January, after spiking to an all-time high in March.
Egg prices have dropped 61% since Trump took office, with USDA data showing a decrease from $6.49 to $2.52 per dozen due to weaker demand and bird flu impact.
They are aphids, and their color varies depending on the species. Milkweed aphids Aphis nerii on tip of Stefanotis stalk. (Getty Images/iStock photo) ...
Mexico's New World Screwworm outbreak halts livestock imports at the southern border as US officials work to prevent the parasitic fly from spreading to American animals.
The New World Screwworm is a devastating parasite now on the US border. Has it been found in Ohio? How to spot them and what to know.
Even though the U.S. eradicated the flesh-eating parasite the New World Screwworm six decades ago, its survival to the south remains a risk.
But as of this February, APHIS has decided that it would instead be wise to concentrate on the border with Mexico in keeping the parasite out of the United States: while work across Central ...
Some agencies are walking back workforce cuts with critical functions at risk of failure The agency working on bird flu response is among those making contingency plans to slow down or pause work ...
This parasite is not currently found in Canada, but with travel-related cases increasing, Canadians heading south should be on alert. A recent outbreak of a flesh-eating parasite known as the New ...
APHIS Evaluates Petitions Reviewed under 2012 Process, Will Use Process Consistent with USDA Biotechnology Regulations Going Forward ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on February 27, 2025, that it will begin to accept petitions for nonregulated status ...