Category: U.S. Department of Agriculture

US to Spend $502 Million on Future Bird Flu Response

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend $502 million to ensure its rapid response to any future bird flu cases as the country’s worst-ever outbreak of the virus levels off, the agency said Friday. Bird flu has killed 58.7 million chickens, turkeys, and other birds across 47 states since January 2022, a record number in…


Why Are We Giving the Department of Agriculture $2.2 Billion for Being Racist?

Commentary ​The Biden administration is starting to get a distinctive look to it, combining all the vast unlimited powers of the FDR-style New Deal governance with today’s divisive fixation on identity politics that consumes the modern left, all with a sort of incompetence to its gait that’s all Joe. No agency typifies this worst-of-both-eras look…


Top 10 Reasons to Eat Organic | Eat Better

Eating organic isn’t a fad. In fact, a 2019 report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture stated that sales from U.S. organic farms reached $9.9 billion, a 31 percent increase from 2016 to 2019. Whether you’re avoiding pesticides, looking for a healthier diet, or concerned about the environment, there is no shortage of reasons to eat organic…


Can Food Crises Trigger Collapse?

Commentary “The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Tuesday asked the government to take serious steps to ensure food security in the country as an international food crisis can engulf the world soon …. Dr. Murtaza Mughal said that the vulnerable and the poor would be hardest hit, who spend as much as 60 to 75…


Federal Overreach: The Nation’s Most Expensive Mud Puddle

Commentary Just thought you might like to know what the federal government is doing on your behalf, how the feds are spending your tax dollars on a crazy-sounding lawsuit. The dispute pits a South Dakota farm family, the Fosters, against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The fight is over a mud puddle. Yep, you read…