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U.S. plans to open fly breeding factory in Texas to help combat flesh-eating parasite
The U.S. government plans to open what amounts to a fly factory by the end of the year, announcing its intent Wednesday to ...
U.S. plans to combat spread of "man-eater" screwworms with $8.5M facility of flies in Texas
The facility will breed millions of sterile New World screwworm flies at Moore Air Base, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins ...
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Abilene Leader to Fill Senate Seat
Saline and Dickinson County Republicans convened earlier this week to elect a person to fill the District 24 Senate Seat, ...
USDA cuts millions in DEI funding under Secretary Rollins’ directive
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced Tuesday that the Department of Agriculture will eliminate more than ...
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Democratic lawmakers press USDA for answers on sensitive data collection
House members said they are troubled by the Agriculture Department's plans to collect personal data from people who applied ...
Wisconsin dairy farmer sues Trump administration claiming discrimination against white farmers
A Wisconsin dairy farmer has alleged in a federal lawsuit that the Trump administration is illegally denying financial ...
‘Pasture Raised’ Has a Brand-New Definition — Here’s Why That Matters at the Meat Counter
Following a grassroots petition and overwhelming public support, the USDA has redefined what it means for meat to be labeled “pasture-raised.” The new guidelines require real pasture access for most ...
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The water cycle: nature's recycling system
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Foreign aid cuts could impact agriculture industry in Pa. and other states, advocates say
Dr. David Hughes, director of the USAID Innovation Lab on Current and Emerging Threats to Crops at Penn State University, ...