The new hires are part of a nearly $26.6 million appropriation to protect Hawaii from invasive species and grow the agriculture industry.

Guam has now also banned poultry from Hawaii due to recent reports of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, cases now detected in Hawaii.

A federal judge has ordered USDA to re-evaluate the environmental impacts of its grasshopper and Mormon cricket suppression program in the West within two years. The agency’s Animal and Plant […] ...

USDA-APHIS started its review in 2020, followed by a public comment period in 2022 that drew thousands of positive responses from individuals and organizations nationwide. ESF submitted a revised ...

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Even as lawsuits challenge President Trump's dismantling of the federal government, there are growing fears among those who work in agriculture that the exodus of thousands of employees from USDA, ...

The USDA again closed the Mexican border to live cattle, bison and horse imports as the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating maggot, spreads farther north toward the U.S. Agriculture Secretary […] ...

Earlier, NPR reported that just a day after employees of USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) had left their jobs through the deferred resignation program, human resources sent an ...

The USDA-APHIS confirmations are consistent with current and pending regulatory environments in many jurisdictions around the world where precision gene-edited products are or will be regulated as ...

Cibus announces USDA-APHIS clearance for canola disease resistance traits, enhancing crop yield and sustainability without regulatory restrictions.

The two trait products reviewed by USDA-APHIS were developed utilizing Cibus’ Rapid Trait Development System™ (RTDS®) technologies that enable targeted genetic changes without integrating ...

The USDA-APHIS confirmations are consistent with current and pending regulatory environments in many jurisdictions around the world where precision gene-edited products are or will be regulated as ...