The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted conditional use to the world’s first-ever vaccine for honeybees that could prevent colonies from getting infected with American foulbrood, a type of bacterial disease that affects the bee’s larvae. Dalan Animal Health, the U.S.-based biotech company that developed the vaccine, announced the approval in a Jan. 4…
American Officials Sound Alarm on China’s Purchases of US Farmland
December 28, 2022
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Sid Miller just won his third term as the Texas agricultural commissioner in November. One of his campaign priorities was to prevent communist China from buying agricultural land and gaining access to the state’s infrastructure. “This is the stupidest thing we can do as a nation,” Miller told The Epoch Times, referring to what he…
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…
Beef Jerky, Smoked Salmon Recalled in Multiple States Over Listeria Concerns
A Tennessee-based company has issued a recall for nearly 500 pounds of beef jerky products due to possible contamination of listeria, according to officials. The Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced in a Sept. 6 notice that the ready-to-eat beef jerky items were produced on Aug. 25 by the establishment Magnolia Provision and…
USDA Getting Tougher on Salmonella in Chicken Products
DES MOINES, Iowa—The federal government on Monday announced proposed new regulations that would force food processors to reduce the amount of salmonella bacteria found in some raw chicken products or risk being shut down. The proposed U.S. Department of Agriculture rules would declare salmonella an adulterant—a contaminant that can cause food-borne illness—in breaded and stuffed…
State Attorneys General Sue the Biden Administration for Tying School Lunch Funding to LGBT Policies
The attorneys general of 22 states have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over a new rule that seeks to block federal meal funding from schools that don’t follow the administration’s gender identity policies. In May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a notice that state and local agencies, program operators, and sponsors receiving…
State AGs Sue Biden Administration for Tying School Lunch Funding to LGBT Policies
The attorneys general of 22 states have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over a new rule that seeks to block federal funding for meals from schools that don’t follow the administration’s gender-identity policies. In May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a notice that state and local agencies, program operators, and sponsors receiving…
Fertilizer Policies Could Lead to a Second Dust Bowl: Former USDA Soil Scientist
Policies that restrict the use of chemical fertilizers would likely lead to crop failures and could cause a dust bowl like that seen during the Great Depression. This has become a growing concern as countries including Canada and New Zealand look to adopt such policies. According to Kelly Walker, a former USDA soil scientist, soil…
[Premiering 8 PM ET] Fertilizer Policies Could Lead to a Second Dust Bowl: Former USDA Soil Scientist
Policies that restrict the use of chemical fertilizers would likely lead to crop failures and could cause a dust bowl like that seen during the Great Depression. This has become a growing concern as countries including Canada and New Zealand look to adopt such policies. According to Kelly Walker, a former USDA soil scientist, soil…
PREMIERING NOW: Fertilizer Policies Could Lead to a Second Dust Bowl: Former USDA Soil Scientist
Policies that restrict the use of chemical fertilizers would likely lead to crop failures and could cause a dust bowl like that seen during the Great Depression. This has become a growing concern as countries including Canada and New Zealand look to adopt such policies. According to Kelly Walker, a former USDA soil scientist, soil…
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