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In Texas cattle country, ranchers brace for flesh-eating screwworms
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In Texas cattle country, ranchers brace for flesh-eating screwworms

LIVE OAK COUNTY, TEXAS (Reuters)— He was only eight years old in 1973, but fifth-generation Texas rancher Kip Dove remembers spending countless days trotting up to sick and dying cattle…
Posted by John McCarthy August 15, 2025
Urgent warning issued over dangerous fungus smuggled into US by Chinese nationals
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Urgent warning issued over dangerous fungus smuggled into US by Chinese nationals

ANN ARBOR, Michigan — As tensions around the globe race towards the breaking point, US officials are warning Americans to watch out for an agricultural sneak attack by foreign agents. Texas Agriculture…
Posted by John McCarthy June 20, 2025
Some U.S. states want to ban food stamp recipients from buying soda and candy
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Some U.S. states want to ban food stamp recipients from buying soda and candy

INDIANAPOLIS (CBS) — The federal food stamp program is facing scrutiny in some states that want to block enrollees from using their government benefits to buy soda and candy. Three…
Posted by John McCarthy April 16, 2025
RFK Jr.’s food stamp plan fuels tension with USDA
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RFK Jr.’s food stamp plan fuels tension with USDA

WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to swiftly bar the use of food stamps to buy soda is fueling tensions between his team and the Agriculture Department, according to…
Posted by John McCarthy March 27, 2025
DOJ probes high cost of eggs everywhere
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DOJ probes high cost of eggs everywhere

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice has begun a probe into the dramatic surge in egg prices across the country, a development that has drawn attention from both consumers…
Posted by John McCarthy March 8, 2025
Trump administration struggles to rehire fired bird flu employees
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Trump administration struggles to rehire fired bird flu employees

The Trump administration touted a nearly $1 billion plan Wednesday to combat the spread of avian flu and mitigate skyrocketing egg prices as the outbreak rips through poultry flocks across…
Posted by John McCarthy February 27, 2025
Bird flu confirmed in rats for first time, USDA reports
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Bird flu confirmed in rats for first time, USDA reports

WASHINGTON (CBS) — Bird flu has been detected in rats for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed Wednesday.  Four black rats were…
Posted by John McCarthy February 20, 2025
USDA says it is trying to rehire bird flu experts the agency accidentally fired
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USDA says it is trying to rehire bird flu experts the agency accidentally fired

WASHINGTON (CBS) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it is trying to rehire bird flu experts that the agency accidentally fired as part of its efforts to cut costs…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Trump wants to end food stamps for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Plaskett warns
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Trump wants to end food stamps for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Plaskett warns

FREDERIKSTED — Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett used the opening of the Agriculture and Food Fair in Estate Lower Love on Saturday to issue a stern warning to residents of…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Man who only ate cheese, beef and sticks of butter for 8 months suffers shocking side effect
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Man who only ate cheese, beef and sticks of butter for 8 months suffers shocking side effect

Carnivore no more? A Florida man in his mid-40s on a meat, fat, and dairy-heavy diet arrived at a Tampa hospital with ooze emanating from yellowish nodes on the palms…
Posted by John McCarthy January 28, 2025

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