California joins lawsuit to stop USDA demand for SNAP user information
July 29 (UPI) -- A group of 22 states filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from forcing states to give information about residents…
California, other states sue over USDA demand for SNAP recipients’ data
California and a coalition of other liberal-led states filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent demand that they turn over…
New class of Hispanic program participants learns about USDA policy, more
July 7 (UPI) -- About 30 faculty or staff from scores of Hispanic-serving U.S. universities met Monday at the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part…
USDA to resume livestock imports from Mexico after screwworm fears
The U.S. Department of Agriculture in May suspended the transport of live cattle and other livestock from Mexico to stop the spread of the New…
Wisconsin dairy farmer sues Trump administration claiming discrimination against white farmers
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin dairy farmer alleged in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that the Trump administration is illegally denying financial assistance to white farmers by…
USDA grants more than $340M in rural disaster relief aid to multiple states
April 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday more than $300 million in relief to rural communities in southern states affected by…
appeals-USDA-decision-to-cut-food-assistance-programs – Los Angeles Times
Gov. Gavin Newsom sent an urgent appeal to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Saturday, imploring the department to reverse the abrupt cancellation of a…
Trump’s tariff strategy is a surefire loser
At this writing, President Trump plans to impose sweeping new tariffs on imports from around the world. We’re told that “Liberation Day” tariffs will raise…
Trump admin. directed to reinstate nearly 6,000 fired USDA employees
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks to reporters outside of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, February 14, 2025. On Wednesday her agency was…
Trump administration targets bird flu and California law
As egg prices continue to skyrocket due to continuing outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu, the U.S. secretary of Agriculture has announced a multipronged strategy to…
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…
Trump taps Rollins as Agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his Agriculture secretary, the last of his picks…
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…
‘Chimp Crazy’: What legal issues could Tonia Haddix face?
The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. That’s the oath Tonia Haddix swore to uphold in January 2022, when she logged into…