Tag: USDA
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.
USDA faces massive staffing losses, proposed budget cuts
Over 15,000 USDA employees exit amid reorganization, budget cuts and legal challenges, raising concerns about impacts on farmers and agency morale.
US shuts southern border to livestock amid screwworm threat
US halts live animal imports from Mexico to stop deadly New World Screwworm, now less than 1,000 miles from Texas, from crossing the border.
