The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for the USDA 1890 National Scholars Program, which aims to encourage students at 1890 land-grant universities to pursue career paths in food, agriculture, natural resource sciences, or related academic disciplines. The application deadline is March 1, 2025. Young people around the country are invited to complete […]
Biden’s administration issued $2 billion in federal funds to black and minority farmers who experienced mistreatment by the United States Department of Agriculture, as announced on Wednesday. The direct payments will be sent to “eligible applicants [under the Inflation Reduction Act’s Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP)], [aiming] to provide financial assistance to farmers, ranchers, and forest […]
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) took responsibility for hundreds of dead starlings that were found on the ground and frozen in trees in a Yankton, S.D., park on Monday. The USDA’s Wildlife Services Program, which contracts with farmers for bird control, said it used an avicide poison called DRC-1339 to cull a roost […]
