agriculture
The Trump administration has unveiled a $12 billion one-time payment program—Farm Bridge Assistance—for farmers impacted by tariff hikes, especially those growing soybeans and corn. Announced during a White House event with farmers, the aid comes amid rising input costs and declining crop prices. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins joined the rollout, […]
Kendall Rae Johnson, the nation’s youngest certified farmer, earned a full-ride scholarship to South Carolina State University—recognition typically reserved for athletes—after turning a backyard plot into a thriving project and serving as a USDA National Urban Agriculture Youth Ambassador. The South Fulton, Georgia fifth grader began growing at age six and now cultivates produce, tends […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is ramping up efforts to stop the spread of New World screwworms by releasing billions of sterile flies over southern Texas and Mexico. The screwworm’s larvae consume live flesh, posing a threat to livestock, pets, wildlife, and even humans. A sterile fly program—once used successfully in the 1960s—is being revived, […]
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