From staff reports | Des Moines Register Trump picks Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday chose Brooke Rollins, president of...
Protest against Trump administration held on Main Street in Newark About 300 people took to Main Street in Newark on March 8, 2025, to protest Donald...
Farmers brace for cuts to USAID and USDA Farmers, who already operate under thin margins, said funding cuts to programs like USAID, USDA and a new...
HillmanTok, an online HBCU thriving amid DEI rollbacks HillmanTok University, a virtual HBCU, has enrolled over 11,000 students in free courses despite DEI rollbacks under the...
Fired federal employee says ‘qualified and necessary’ workers lost jobs Kim Smith, a former archeologist with the USDA, believes she and others were fired illegally, that...
The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk of an outbreak of the bird flu in humans is low, although Illinois’ health department...
Dozens of Wisconsin poultry flocks, both commercial and backyard, have felt the effects of the lethal bird flu outbreak since its ignition three years ago. As...
FDA recalls: Raisins, chocolate chip cookies and corn puffs Check your pantry! The Food and Drug Administration announced the recalls of several snack foods that could...
Gas stations, a cheesmaker and seed supplier among USDA grant recipients The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced more than $14 million in Wisconsin grants to...
Testing milk nationwide for bird flu The USDA has issued a new order requiring raw, or unpasteurized, milk nationwide to be tested for bird flu Fox...
