- APHIS Announces Funding to Support Chronic Wasting Disease Control and Prevention
(Washington, D.C., May 15, 2026) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will provide approximately $12 million to support efforts by States and Tribal governments, research institutions, and universities to control and prevent chronic wasting disease (CWD) in wild and farmed cervids (e.g., deer, elk).
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- Forest Service Announces Additional 2026 Fee‑Free Day on June 6
(Washington, D.C., May 13, 2026) — The U.S. Forest Service today announced an additional 2026 recreation fee-free day on June 6 in celebration of National Trails Day, providing no cost use of all standard amenity recreation sites on national forests and grasslands.
- USDA Revokes Approved Lender Status of Ten Lenders: Irresponsible Lending Has No Place in Government Programs
(Washington, D.C., May 12, 2026) – U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced the removal of ten lenders from participation in the USDA Rural Development (RD) OneRD Guaranteed Lending Program. These lenders will be precluded from further participation in the program.
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- CDC Provides Update on Hantavirus Outbreak Linked to M/V Hondius Cruise ShipThe U.S. government is actively monitoring and responding to a hantavirus outbreak linked to the M/V Hondius cruise ship. At this time, the risk to the American public remains extremely low.
- USDA Implements President Trump’s Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act
(Washington, D.C., May 8, 2026) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a final rule implementing the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, restoring whole and reduced-fat (2%) milk options in federal Child Nutrition Programs for children and adults ages 2 and older.
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- NewSalmonella outbreak linked to pet veiled chameleons; all sick people are children 2 years old or youngerA CDC investigation notice regarding a multistate outbreak of <em>Salmonella</em> infections has been posted
- USDA Requires SNAP Authorized Retailers to Carry More Real Food
(Washington, D.C., May 7, 2026) — Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published the final rule regarding stocking standards for retailers participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), ensuring a broader variety of nutritious food is available to SNAP participants at authorized retailers across the country.
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- USDA Announces Actions to Better Serve States, Nutrition Program Recipients, and the American Taxpayer
(Washington, D.C., April 30, 2026) — Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services mission area announced its intention to introduce the Food and Nutrition Administration. This shift will include a reorganization and relocation, all to move program leadership and staff from Washington, D.C. to hub and program compliance locations across the U.S. This shift in customer service will not disrupt program execution nor any endeavor to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse across USDA’s 16 nutrition assistance programs.
- Secretary of Agriculture Issues 2026 Wildfire Readiness Memorandum Ahead of Active Fire Season
(Washington, D.C., April 29, 2026) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today issued a new Secretarial Memorandum (PDF, 882 KB) and letter (PDF, 932 KB) directing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service to heighten national wildfire readiness, accelerate community-focused risk reduction, and strengthen firefighter health and safety for the 2026 fire year.
- USDA and EXIM Announce Historic Partnership to Put American Farmers First and Boost Exports
(Washington, D.C., April 29, 2026) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an expanded partnership with the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) to increase domestic agricultural production and exports, while reducing the agricultural trade deficit. Alongside this partnership, USDA is formally launching the Financial Assurance to Revitalize Markets, or FARM, Initiative, a comprehensive effort to strengthen and modernize its export credit guarantee program in support of U.S. agricultural competitiveness.
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- CDC announces Salmonella outbreak in 13 states linked to backyard poultry.34 people across 13 states have gotten sick with the same strain of Salmonella
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- USDA Issues Second Supplemental Disaster Payment to Farmers, Extends Program Application Deadline to August 12
(Higginsville, MO, April 24, 2026) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today in Missouri announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is maximizing disaster assistance support for producers by issuing a second Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) payment to eligible producers who have approved program applications for losses due to natural disasters in calendar years 2023 and 2024. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has already provided $6.7 billion in SDRP payments to eligible producers.
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- Meta Now Lets You Check In on Your Teens’ Conversations With Its AI ChatbotThe rollout comes six months after Meta first announced the feature.
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