Health Jun 12 Political blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press
Health Jun 08 WATCH: Rollins holds update as USDA confirms more screwworm cases, including 1 outside Texas Two more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed hundreds of miles apart in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping the spread of a pest that could potentially devastate the nation's cattle industry. By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press
Economy Mar 15 A successful USDA program that has supported more than 533,000 affordable rental homes in rural America is being phased out Hundreds of thousands of rural families could lose their affordable homes as mortgages the program supported expire by 2050. By Bryan Y. An, The Conversation
Nation Oct 31 'You cannot crowdsource $8 billion.' Here's what to know about the lapse in SNAP benefits Even if the Trump administration funded the food assistance program immediately, experts tell PBS News that many of the 42 million SNAP recipients are unlikely to get their benefits on time. By Hannah Grabenstein
Politics Oct 26 No federal food aid will go out Nov. 1, Trump administration posts on USDA website The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the government shutdown drags on. By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press
Oct 22 USDA reopening some offices during government shutdown to give farmers access to $3 billion in aid By Josh Funk, Associated Press The Agriculture Department will reopen about 2,100 county offices all across the country Thursday despite the ongoing government shutdown to help farmers and ranchers get access to $3 billion of aid from existing programs. Continue reading
Apr 15 Arkansas and Indiana ask Trump administration to let them ban soda and candy from SNAP By JoNel Aleccia, Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press The goal is to improve the health of SNAP participants, though Indiana also is moving to change work requirements for participants. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 6:22 Food banks feel the pain from higher prices and cuts to government programs By Deema Zein, Layla Quran President Trump's tariffs mean Americans can expect to see even higher prices on items ranging from coffee to fruits and cheese. It comes at a time when food banks nationwide are reporting record levels of need and after the USDA… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 7:36 How Trump's funding freeze is affecting American farmers By William Brangham, Sam Weber Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has moved to cancel or freeze trillions in federal funding. That includes billions in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. William Brangham reports on how the funding freeze is affecting farmers. Continue watching
Mar 13 Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers fired across multiple agencies By Janie Har, Associated Press A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies. Continue reading