Mary Nelson<p>"Leaked Memo Reveals Insane Ban on Words Agriculture Department Can Say<br>The Department of Agriculture is no longer allowed to use the phrase “safe drinking water.” "</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WordsBanned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordsBanned</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/193395/agriculture-department-ban-words-safe-drinking-water" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/193395/ag</span><span class="invisible">riculture-department-ban-words-safe-drinking-water</span></a></p>
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Helen Branswell<p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> confirms 2 more <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> infected dairy herds in Idaho, bringing the state's total to 47. This is the 12th herd detected there since the late Feb detection via bulk milk testing. <br>Cumulative national total: 998 herds in 17 states. <a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poult</span><span class="invisible">ry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock</span></a></p>
Steve Thompson PhD<p>USDA Freezes Some Funds to Maine Over Support for Transgender Athletes</p><p><a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-04-02/usda-freezes-some-funds-to-maine-over-support-for-transgender-athletes-secretary-says" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usnews.com/news/politics/artic</span><span class="invisible">les/2025-04-02/usda-freezes-some-funds-to-maine-over-support-for-transgender-athletes-secretary-says</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAINE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAINE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TRANS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TRANS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TRUMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TRUMP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SPORTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SPORTS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PRESS</span></a></p>
Vas<p>USDA Cuts More Than $1 Billion in Assistance, Hitting Food Banks Across the US</p><p>The impact is being felt widely, challenging food banks and food pantries already struggling to meet higher demand...<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a>..<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>..<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a>..<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/whitenationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whitenationalism</span></a> <a href="https://truthout.org/articles/usda-cuts-more-than-1-billion-in-assistance-hitting-food-banks-across-the-us/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_campaign=f78f84df9e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_04_02_09_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbb541a1db-f78f84df9e-651517877" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">truthout.org/articles/usda-cut</span><span class="invisible">s-more-than-1-billion-in-assistance-hitting-food-banks-across-the-us/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_campaign=f78f84df9e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_04_02_09_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbb541a1db-f78f84df9e-651517877</span></a></p>
notes<p>> USDA Freezes Funding, Promises Further Action If <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> Continues Violating Federal Law </p><p><a href="https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/04/02/usda-freezes-funding-promises-further-action-if-maine-continues-violating-federal-law" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usda.gov/about-usda/news/press</span><span class="invisible">-releases/2025/04/02/usda-freezes-funding-promises-further-action-if-maine-continues-violating-federal-law</span></a> </p><p>“In order to continue to receive taxpayer dollars from USDA, the state of Maine must demonstrate compliance with Title IX which protects female student athletes from having to compete with or against or having to appear unclothed before males,” Secretary Rollins wrote in the letter.</p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
notes<p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> Assembly Bill 1955 appears to conflict with <a href="https://social.coop/tags/FERPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FERPA</span></a> by prohibiting schools from requiring personnel to disclose records about a child’s “gender identity” to that child’s parent. As a result, according to the California Justice Center, “every public school in California has a policy of denying, or effectively preventing, the parents of students...the right to inspect and review the education records of their children.” <a href="https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/03/27/secretary-rollins-sends-letter-challenging-governor-newsoms-use-usda-funding-programs-implement" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usda.gov/about-usda/news/press</span><span class="invisible">-releases/2025/03/27/secretary-rollins-sends-letter-challenging-governor-newsoms-use-usda-funding-programs-implement</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EmeraldAshBorer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmeraldAshBorer</span></a> Confirmed on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MountDesertIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountDesertIsland</span></a> </p><p>Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 04/01/2025 03:42 PM EDT</p><p>AUGUSTA, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> — "Maine State Forester Patty Cormier today announced that the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineForestService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineForestService</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MFS</span></a>) Forest Health and Monitoring Division has confirmed the presence of emerald ash borer (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EAB</span></a>) on Mount Desert Island (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MDI</span></a>) outside of the previously regulated area.</p><p>"A licensed professional arborist in Bar Harbor made the detection. The infested area shows signs of a well-established EAB population, with visible damage to ash trees from public roads.</p><p>"'This is an unfortunate but not entirely unexpected discovery,' said Cormier. 'We’ve known that EAB continues to spread throughout Maine, and we appreciate the vigilance of local arborists and community members. Public awareness is important to detecting and responding to this destructive forest pest.'</p><p>"As a result of this detection, the Maine Department of Agriculture Conservation and Forestry will expand the current EAB quarantine to include all towns on MDI. This non-contiguous quarantine may help slow the spread.</p><p>"Key guidance for landowners, municipalities, and the public includes:</p><p> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AshTree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AshTree</span></a> material should remain on MDI. Logs, branches, or wood waste from removed trees should be disposed of on-site or at an island-based disposal facility.<br> - Ash chips are not regulated and may be legally transported off the island.<br> - High-value ash trees that are not heavily infested can be evaluated and may be preserved through systemic insecticide treatment by licensed pesticide applicators. These treatments require periodic reapplication.<br> - Infested ash trees will decline quickly and become structurally unstable. Property owners and managers are urged to evaluate ash trees near infrastructure for potential treatment or removal.</p><p>"The MFS and collaborators, including the Ash Protection Collaboration Across <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanakik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wabanakik</span></a>'s (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/APCAW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APCAW</span></a>), Sustaining Ash Partners Network (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SAPNe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SAPNe</span></a>), and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> Animal and Plant Inspection Service, continue to support ongoing mitigation efforts, including:</p><p> - Release of biological control organisms from federal partners by MFS through community partnerships.<br> - Seed collection and protection for future restoration led by APCAW.<br> - Education and technical support by varied partners.<br> - Public tree management and replanting through state and federal funding opportunities.</p><p>"'Emerald ash borer is one of the most damaging forest pests we face,' added Cormier. 'By working together—with awareness, early detection, and coordinated response—we can slow its spread and protect Maine’s forest resources.'"</p><p>Learn more:<br><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MEDACF/bulletins/3d9a239" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">content.govdelivery.com/accoun</span><span class="invisible">ts/MEDACF/bulletins/3d9a239</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wabanaki</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheTrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheTrees</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiCulture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiBasketry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiBasketry</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiTradition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiTradition</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Forestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Forestry</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>"Rollins says USDA plans to assist farmers."</p><p>Trump's <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> will be tweaked for big donors +in some Republican areas. His agenda is antidemocratic & unconstitutional.</p><p>In IA, Rollins: USDA is prepared to support farmers while <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> go into place.</p><p>Trump announced plans Sun to impose “reciprocal tariffs” on countries that've their own tariffs set on US products.</p><p>Ironic, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> offers staff buyouts⬇️<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trade</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpcession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/03/31/ag-secretary-brooke-rollins-says-usda-plans-to-assist-farmers-with-tariff-backlash/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/31/ag-secretary-brooke-rollins-says-usda-plans-to-assist-farmers-with-tariff-backlash/</span></a><br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/usda-offers-staff-buyouts-according-to-email-as-trump-slashes-workforce/ar-AA1C54Fd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/politics/us</span><span class="invisible">da-offers-staff-buyouts-according-to-email-as-trump-slashes-workforce/ar-AA1C54Fd</span></a></p>
Helen Branswell<p>The administration is slashing HHS & its agencies, but <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> doesn't care. <br><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> reports another infected herd in California today, the state's 758th. A full 77% of the state's herds have been infected.<br>Cumulative national total: 996 herds in 17 states. <br><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poult</span><span class="invisible">ry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock</span></a></p>
Helen Branswell<p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> confirmed another <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> infected dairy herd in Idaho, the state's 45th. <br>The cumulative national total is 995 herds in 17 states. <a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poult</span><span class="invisible">ry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock</span></a></p>
BakersRelay<p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/TheGremlinZoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGremlinZoo</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> </p><p>From CNN.com: ‘A huge blow’: USDA cuts threaten to throw Wisconsin’s local food supply into disarray</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/30/business/wisconsins-farmers-usda-funding?cid=ios_app" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/03/30/business/wi</span><span class="invisible">sconsins-farmers-usda-funding?cid=ios_app</span></a></p>
BakersRelay<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@exador23" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>exador23</span></a></span> Promoting to <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/TheGremlinZoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGremlinZoo</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a></p>
Deep Breath; Start Again<p><a href="https://barnraisingmedia.com/local-food-purchase-assistance-program-usda/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">barnraisingmedia.com/local-foo</span><span class="invisible">d-purchase-assistance-program-usda/</span></a> My friend's son lost a $90K contract with local schools and food banks due to this. He has fields full of potatoes that he won't be able to sell (he'd planted them to meet the volume requested by the schools). There are two madmen running our country, and Congress is asleep, or worse. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/turdreich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>turdreich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheRepublicansDidThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheRepublicansDidThis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a></p>
Dining & Cooking<p>USDA to Regional Food Bank: Big Cuts are Coming <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/1981892/usda-to-regional-food-bank-big-cuts-are-coming/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/1981892/u</span><span class="invisible">sda-to-regional-food-bank-big-cuts-are-coming/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/FederalBudgetCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalBudgetCuts</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/FoodDistribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodDistribution</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/FoodPrograms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodPrograms</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/FundingLoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FundingLoss</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ProduceAndProtein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProduceAndProtein</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/RegionalFoodBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RegionalFoodBank</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/TomNardacci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TomNardacci</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/usda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usda</span></a></p>
Helen Branswell<p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> confirms 3 more <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> infected dairy herds in Idaho, bringing the state's total to 44 and the cumulative national total to 993 herds in 17 states.<br><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poult</span><span class="invisible">ry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock</span></a></p>
Helen Branswell<p>Not an auspicious date: 1 year ago today <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> confirmed <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> in dairy cows in Texas, a first. <br>Since then nearly 1000 infected herds have been confirmed; lord knows how many others missed detection. 70 human cases were confirmed in the past year; again the true number is likely higher.</p>
Helen Branswell<p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> confirmed another California dairy herd has been infected with <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a>. That brings CA's total to 756. The CA Dept of Ag. says 422 of those herds have recovered & cleared quarantine.<br>Cumulative national total = 990 herds in 17 states. This doesn't include the herd MN reported y'day.</p>
Kim Perales<p>Food banks face reduced supplies due to $1B in funding cuts. Local farmers lose sales as <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> programs are slashed.💔Hunger in the US⬆️with rising inflation -<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s admin: vowed to lower inflation -a lie -CXL 2 AG programs *helped schools/food banks buy food from local farms.</p><p>Food banks are handling unprecedented demand as US <a href="https://toad.social/tags/hunger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hunger</span></a> rates climb after years of decline. CAPK in Kern Co, CA: ~1/2 the food for the org's food bank comes from FDA's TEFAP...<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austerity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-cuts-hit-struggling-food-banks-risking-hunger-low-income-americans-2025-03-25/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/trump-cut</span><span class="invisible">s-hit-struggling-food-banks-risking-hunger-low-income-americans-2025-03-25/</span></a></p>
Megan Lynch (she/her)<p>NYT op-ed by Dr. Iago Hale and Dr. Michael Kantar</p><p>"Why Did Elon Musk Go After Bunkers Full of Seeds?"</p><p><a href="https://archive.is/X14Tw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.is/X14Tw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/GeneBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneBanks</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/PlantScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantScience</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/plantscience" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>plantscience</span></a></span></p>
Helen Branswell<p>Minnesota, which has not reported an <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> infected dairy herd since last July, report a new infection in Stearns County. It was detected through bulk milk testing. This still needs to be confirmed by <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a>, but this will be the state's 10th herd. <a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNBAH/bulletins/3d86e58" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">content.govdelivery.com/accoun</span><span class="invisible">ts/MNBAH/bulletins/3d86e58</span></a></p>
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