Tag: USDA
Farmers feel mounting strain as government shutdown stalls payments
The ongoing government shutdown is an inconvenience for farmers missing payments from the USDA. But if the impasse over federal spending drags on for weeks, it could grow much more dire for the nation’s agriculture community.
Shutdown closes local USDA offices
The government shutdown on Oct. 1 closed federal offices across the country, but it’s also impacted at least one county agency that works directly with farmers.
New World screwworm detected 70 miles from US-Mexico border
The affected animal, an 8-month-old cow, had recently been transported to a certified feedlot in Nuevo León from southern Mexico, where active screwworm cases are present.
Half-baked USDA plan makes less sense even when it’s ‘95% baked’
Alan Guebert considers the Trump administration's sweeping USDA reorganization, warning that past agency relocations drained staff and sparked backlash.
We’re rich enough to support both our poor and our farmers
Alan Guebert breaks his golden rule not to respond to reader comments to answer a good question about SNAP and farm subsidies.
USDA says US cattle numbers continue to decline
The U.S. cattle herd is at its lowest summer numbers since 1973, according to a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture report.
Immigration raids: Will they happen on Ohio and Pa. farms?
The Trump Administration's ICE raids are sweeping across the country, but they underscore the importance of farm labor and reform to the H-2A program.
Bees are dying and researchers finally know why
New research conducted by the USDA's Agricultural Research Service finds varroa mites are responsible for recording break commercial beekeeping losses.
‘Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil’
Alan Guebert considers a 1956 quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the recently-released 2026 U.S. Department of Agriculture budget plan.
Pa. Gov. Shapiro sues USDA over end to local food program
Gov. Josh Shapiro has sued USDA over canceled $13M program aiding PA farms and food banks, calling the termination a broken promise to families in need.
