USDA Probationary Staff Fired at Two Research Agencies, Sources Say
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has fired probationary staff at two U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
Cuts to USAID halt US farm research at universities, sources say
The Trump administration's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development has halted work at a network of farm ...
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USAID Dismantling: What It Means for Farmers and Ag Research
A newly introduced bill and judicial review could stall some damage, but a number of U.S. producers will likely still feel ...
Decades of agricultural research lead to biodiversity gains and improved sustainability
New, groundbreaking research shows how, at a local scale, agricultural research and development led to improved crop ...
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USAID funding freeze halts food security and ag research at Midwest university labs
The Soybean Innovation Lab based at the University of Illinois has laid off 30 employees and expects to shut down in the ...
U of Illinois soybean lab’s pending closure due to USAID cuts hinders global disease research
The Soybean Innovation Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus does not test the virus at its laboratory.
Brazil agriculture agency plans long-term research into cannabis cultivation
Brazil's agricultural research agency Embrapa, which helped turn the country into a leading grains exporter, is preparing a ...
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Senator Kupec offers legislation investing in critical ag research
In Wednesday’s Agricultural, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee Senator Rob Kupec presented two bills to increase ...
Study explores challenges and future of large-scale, high-precision agricultural film mapping
Agricultural films are essential for boosting land productivity, yet their widespread use has raised significant ecological ...
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Hutchins nominated to lead USDA research, education, economics
President Donald Trump has nominated several individuals to high-ranking posts at the Agriculture Department, including Scott ...
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U of I soybean lab’s pending closure due to USAID cuts hinders global disease research
Peter Goldsmith, Director of the Soybean Innovation Lab, says the lab is shutting down because of the federal funding cuts to USAID. Part of their research was on the red leaf blotch, a disease that ...