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Trump administration moves to cut food stamps for 6.3 million peopleA proposed rule issued by the US Department of Agriculture would curb automatic eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program b...- USDA flags frozen beef, pork and chicken products over hidden allergens. Check the affected lot codes and what to doA public health alert has been issued by the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service regarding frozen meat products from Betterballen Foo...
- From lab to farm: How Proximal Soilsens is developing a ‘glucometer’ for soil testingDeveloped over nearly a decade of research at IIT Bombay, Proximal Soilsens’s patented NutriSense X aims to make laboratory-grade soil test...
- Florida brought in Old World climbing fern as an ornamental; the vine later smothered more than 100,000 acres and can carry ground fires into tree canopiesOnce admired for its ornamental beauty, the old world climbing fern has now wreaked havoc on Florida's ecosystems. This invasive plant grow...
- USDA to launch AI tool to check crop production data after errorsAfter the USDA discovered errors in its corn data from September, officials determined the AI tool would have flagged the problem and decid...
- China confirms discussions are underway on a historic Xi-Trump-Putin meetingBeijing has officially indicated it is coordinating a meeting between the leaders of China, the U.S., and Russia. This historic gathering m...
- Dead animals, swollen eyes, rat poison: Ohio breeder hid 800 chinchillas from inspectors for years; over 1,100 surrendered after shocking discoveryDead animals, swollen eyes and open packets of rat poison were among the disturbing conditions uncovered at an Ohio chinchilla breeding fac...
- Odisha signs MOU with J-PAL South Asia to strengthen evidence-based policymakingThe Government of Odisha has signed a three-year MoU with Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab. This agreement aims to strengthen evidence...
- Democrats poised to take Senate, House as voters deliver rebuke to Trump in historic midterms routeDemocrats achieved significant victories in the latest midterm elections, gaining control of the Senate and making House gains. A series of...
- Adam Hamilton defeats Trump-backed Roger Marshall in Kansas, ending 94-year Democratic Senate droughtAdam Hamilton achieved a historic victory in Kansas, becoming the first Democrat elected to the US Senate in 94 years. He defeated Trump-ba...
- Make urban legend real: Our cities must become far more business-friendly for India to achieve high per-capita incomeIndia's urban population has grown slowly, with a significant portion living in small rural habitations. The country requires substantial r...
- Europe stocks slip on AI concerns, escalating Iran tensionsAsian tech benchmarks came under pressure earlier in the day as investors reassessed the sustainability of the AI-driven rally following di...
- Fuel, forex and farmers: Why India is betting big on maizeA grain that once fed chickens now fuels cars and, soon, planes. The harder question is whether Indian farms can keep up with the demand it...
- 'Took stock of our bilateral cooperation': EAM Jaishankar meets US Secy of State Rubio on sidelines of G20S Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Atlanta. The meeting focused on enhancing India-US cooperat...
- PM releases Rs 3,000 crore PM-KISAN instalment to over 35.38 lakh Odisha farmersPrime Minister Narendra Modi released the 24th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme on Friday, transferring over Rs 18,690 crore to more than ...
- IIT Kharagpur and Absolute launch Smart Scout AI project for soybean farmingAbsolute and IIT Kharagpur are developing an early warning system for soybean farmers to minimize crop losses. The Smart Scout project aims...
- Dolores Huerta dies at 96: How her grape boycott put California’s farmworkers’ fight in the national spotlightDolores Huerta, who helped lead the nationwide grape boycott in the 1960s, has died at 96. Her work alongside César Chávez brought national...
- Utah mink farm bird flu outbreak raises fears of a pandemic deadlier than Covid as the virus killed 80% of a mink herd: Can it spread to humans?A bird flu outbreak has been spreading for over two months at a Utah mink farm. Federal and state officials have not culled the infected an...
- Who is Mercedes Reshard New? Influencer with extravagant lifestyle, known online as 'Shawty Dred', arrested over $4m fraud involving hundreds of SNAP accountsAn influencer known as "Shawty Dred" has been arrested in Georgia in connection with a major SNAP fraud case. He is accused of controlling ...
- USDA and CBP spent $861 million checking travellers and cargo for farm pests in 2011, but fees left a $325 million gap because federal law limits who paysThe United States has struggled with funding for its Agricultural Quarantine Inspection program due to fee shortfalls. In 2011, the program...
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