EPA restructuring to include cuts, consolidation, shifting resources
May 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency is consolidating staff and shifting resources, part of a larger restructuring effort that will seek…
Florida’s orange juice industry squeezed by disease, hurricanes as orange crop hits 95-year low
Florida's crop for the 2024-2025 season is predicted to be the smallest since before World War II, with orange juice consumption plummeting more than 50%…
Some grocers, restaurants hold line on passing along soaring egg costs
1 of 4 | With the price of eggs jumping by nearly 40% over the past year, many grocers are passing along the cost increases,…
Incursion of non-native fruit flies requires $129M in emergency funding
An incursion of non-native tephritid fruit fly species such as the Mediterranean fruit fly and Mexican fruit fly is intensifying and requires emergency funding, U.S.…
‘Green and Gold’ focuses on plight of Wis. dairy farmers, love of Green Bay Packers
1 of 4 | Craig T. Nelson portrays a Wisconsin dairy farmer on the verge of losing his fourth-generation farm in "Green and Gold," a…
South Korea experiencing biggest flu outbreak since 2016 as cases surge 136%
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Friday flu cases are rising sharply in South Korea causing the biggest flu outbreak since 2016. The…
Already stung by reduced crop estimate, Florida citrus industry now faces polar vortex
1 of 4 | Just weeks after Florida's 2024-25 orange crop production estimate was slashed by 20%, growers are facing a polar vortex cold snap…
Agriculture Department says loan guarantees for wood processing will help forests, American workers
According to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack (pictured in 2023), USDA's Rural Development is partnering with the Forest Service to support timber industry innovations that…
USDA announces new milk testing order for H5N1 bird flu
1 of 2 | The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 was first found in dairy cattle in the United States in March 2024. File Photo…
CDC, FDA probe tainted cucumbers that sickened 68 people in 19 states
1 of 2 | Cucumbers grown by Agrotato S.A. de C.V. in Sonora, Mexico, and sold by importer SunFed Produce of Nogales, Ariz., may be…
Eggs scarcer, prices soaring ahead of holiday season due to avian influenza
Egg prices have soared ahead of the holiday season this year due to continuing outbreaks of a virulent strain of H5N1, or avian influenza. File…
S.D. farmer’s fight with USDA over ‘puddle’ tests new era of regulatory reach
1 of 2 | A disputed wetland on the South Dakota farm of Arlen Foster is shown in court documents as part of a case…
Florida citrus industry, already facing multiple crises, tries to recover from Milton
1 of 3 | Early estimates show Hurricane Milton inflicted up to $2.5 billion in damage to Florida's agricultural industries when it struck earlier this…
Good grief! Snoopy, ‘Peanuts’ gang celebrate 75 years with corn maze designs
More than 75 farms in the United States and Canada have been selected by Peanuts Worldwide to grow a "Peanuts" maze, ranging in size from…
USDA trade mission aims to strengthen ‘shared future’ envisioned between U.S., Angola
1 of 2 | U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small (R) meets with Angola's Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Antonio Francisco de…