USDA

The USDA is the United States Department of Agriculture, a federal agency responsible for developing and executing government policy on farming, agriculture, and food.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to a lawsuit over a rural solar program, public comment requests on farm equipment, and the launch of a new data tool.

Latest on USDA

• FTC and USDA Seek Public Comment on Agricultural Equipment Manufacturing and Distribution Market Practices
• Lawsuit alleges USDA illegally slashed rural solar development program
• USDA launches new interactive data insights tool
• USDA CIO Sam Berry departs role to focus on farmer record modernization
• USDA to test satellites, AI to try to improve crop estimates amid farmer criticism
• This may be the real reason USDA made a huge revision to its beef-export sales data
• The suit, brought by a nonprofit that advocates for plant-based diets, claims HHS and the USDA used a 'secret panel' of scientists to flip the food pyramid.
• The USDA will remove restrictions placed to contain the spread of a deadly livestock parasite
• The USDA will remove restrictions placed to contain the spread of a deadly livestock parasite as the White House looks to tamp down grocery inflation

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