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Around 40% of farmworkers are undocumented, according to USDA data. Here's what that means
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 42% of U.S. farmworkers from 2020 to 2022 did not have legal work ...
USDA Announces Recall of Over 24,000 Pounds of Sausage Due To Plastic Contamination
11-ounce vacuum-packed packages containing four pieces of "All Natural Al Fresco Chicken Sausage Sweet Apple with Vermont ...
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USDA opens new food safety lab as part of comprehensive plan for a safer food system
ST. LOUIS — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has officially opened a new, modernized Midwestern Food Safety Laboratory ...
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USDA plan aims to eliminate Chinese ownership of U.S. agriculture land
The United States Department of Agriculture has announced the National Farm Security Action Plan, focusing on strengthening ...
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Agriculture Dept. Fires Foreign Researchers as Part of ‘National Farm Security Action Plan'
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Agriculture Department fired 70 researchers this week from “countries of concern” as part of a new national security program. Most of them were Chinese researchers working under ...
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The USDA wants states to hand over food stamp data by the end of July
The USDA has set a deadline of July 30 for states to hand over the sensitive data of tens of millions of people who applied ...
The government plans to drop a horde of flies over Texas border. Here's why.
By dropping the sterile, fully developed flies, the USDA plans to prevent flesh-eating maggots from reaching the United ...
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USDA cites Columbus Zoo for failure of door that resulted in lion’s death
A door dividing incompatible lions at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium broke in April, resulting in the death of a lion and a ...
US Acts on Foreign Ownership of Farmland Amid China Tension
The Trump administration is tightening its grip on foreign ownership of farmland amid continuing concerns over Chinese ...
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USDA attempts to address national security vulnerabilities in American agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will be working to implement a new, seven-point plan to make America’s farms and food supply more secure, it announced Tuesday.