Trump administration threatens to withhold SNAP management funds from states that don't share dataThe Trump administration is threatening to withhold SNAP administrative funds from most Democratic-led states next week if they don't provi...
03 Dec, 2025, 06.19 AM IST
USDA SNAP benefits update: Program to be completely deconstructed? Here are the detailsUSDA SNAP benefits update: USDA says it may “completely deconstruct” SNAP as the agency faces a funding shortfall that threatens November p...
19 Nov, 2025, 07.56 PM IST
SNAP benefit for November 2025: Will you get the check, how US government shutdown threatens 40 million beneficiaries and are you legally bound to receive SNAP benefitsA potential SNAP funding crisis looms for November 1 due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, with at least 25 states at risk of ben...
24 Oct, 2025, 11.14 AM IST
After cuts to food stamps, Trump admin ends govt's annual report on hunger in AmericaThe Trump administration is discontinuing the USDA's annual report on hunger, citing politicization and inaccuracies in data collection. Th...
21 Sep, 2025, 06.22 AM IST
USDA’s bird flu strategy drives egg price drop as Waffle House ends surchargeEgg prices are falling following USDA’s five-pronged strategy to combat avian flu. Secretary Rollins cites progress with 948 biosecurity as...
02 Jul, 2025, 01.33 PM IST
Trump’s birthday military parade sparks chaos: Federal workers ordered to work-from-homeDonald Trump's upcoming birthday parade in Washington, D.C., has prompted a temporary relaxation of his administration's strict return-to-o...
13 Jun, 2025, 10.43 PM IST
Mango Row: Maharashtra govt agency alleges US inspectors skipped standard proceduresIndian authorities are disputing the rejection of 15 mango consignments by the US, citing procedural lapses by American inspectors who alle...
21 May, 2025, 12.35 AM IST
A case of exporting mangoes: US junks 15 Indian shipments over lapses in documentationUS authorities rejected at least 15 shipments of Indian mangoes due to documentation errors related to mandatory irradiation, despite the p...
18 May, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
Farmers put plans, investments on hold under Trump USDA spending freezeUSDA's grant freeze under the Trump administration has left farmers across the U.S. facing financial instability, halting projects and risk...
10 Mar, 2025, 04.38 PM IST
Why did the USDA suspend the 1890 Scholarship Program, and what does it mean for HBCU students?USDA has suspended the 1890 National Scholars Program, a key scholarship for students at historically Black land-grant universities (HBCUs)...
22 Feb, 2025, 09.11 PM IST
Phyllis Fong defied Donald Trump’s orders—Now she's been ousted. Did Elon Musk’s Neuralink play a role?Phyllis Fong, the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), was removed from her office after refusing to comply with...
02 Feb, 2025, 03.28 PM IST
State and industry input led US farm agency to relax bird flu testing order for cowsThe USDA relaxed a bird flu prevention order for dairy cattle last spring after industry pushback. The order initially required a bird flu ...
23 Oct, 2024, 06.27 PM IST
US stock market on Labor Day 2024 holiday: Are S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow Jones open on Monday?Labor Day 2024 holiday in the USA will impact schedule of US stock market indexes -- S&P 500, Nasdaq composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Av...
01 Sep, 2024, 05.37 PM IST
Regulator says found no animal welfare breaches at Elon Musk firm beyond 2019 incidentThe head of the US agency responsible for animal welfare has told lawmakers that it did not find any violations of animal research rules at...
19 Jul, 2023, 09.41 PM IST
At Musk's brain-chip startup, animal testing panel is rife with potential conflictsElon Musk's brain-implant venture has filled an animal-research oversight board with company insiders who may stand to benefit financially ...
04 May, 2023, 09.44 PM IST
Probe of Elon Musk's Neuralink to scrutinize long-criticized US animal welfare regulatorUSDA's watchdog, the Office of the Inspector General, is investigating Neuralink, a medical device company that is developing brain implant...
19 Dec, 2022, 05.53 PM IST
Consumption in India to touch 1 lakh tonne: Global coffee bodyICO has estimated consumption in India to be well over a lakh tonne, contradicting the US Department of Agriculture’s figure of 66,000 tonn...
25 Sep, 2013, 04.00 AM IST