U.S. Department of Agriculture Archives

States Newsroom: USDA rolls out $1 billion plan to combat bird flu after egg prices rise

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday it plans to spend up to $1 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funds to try to reduce the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry

Agriculture Science & Technology

Federal officials working to keep U.S. free of nightmarish screwworms

Named for its habit of screwing into the living flesh of warm-blooded animals with its razor-sharp mouth hooks, they are maggots

Arkansas

Silent Spoiler: Listeria outbreak raises food safety concerns among health professionals

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is investigating a multistate outbreak of infections linked to Boar’s Head brand meats