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NonilexAs <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EggPrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EggPrices</a> soared, so did producer <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/profits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#profits</a>  A <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> program doled out hundreds of millions in relief payments to big egg companies, even as the largest earned record profits.The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AvianInfluenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AvianInfluenza</a> outbreak has had far-reaching consequences: >120M hens have been slaughtered & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/egg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#egg</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prices</a> have risen to record levels. In his address to Congress, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> called the situation “out of control.”  Yet for some <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corporate</a> companies, these are good times.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdFlu</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Profiteering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Profiteering</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/08/egg-prices-profit-increase-cal-maine/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/08/egg-prices-profit-increase-cal-maine/</a>

Helen BranswellThe cumulative number of confirmed dairy herds in the US that have been infected with <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#H5N1</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birdflu</a> has hit 1,000, with <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> confirming one new infection each in California and Nevada. 17 states have had confirmed infections since the outbreak was first recognized in March 2024.

Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴From <a href="https://bird.makeup/users/muellershewrote" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@muellershewrote</a> on 🦋:Boat derangement syndrome. ____ Me: <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTariffs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Medicare</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialSecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Medicaid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SBA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CDC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HHS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FEMA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VeteransAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeteransAdministration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxCutsForBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TaxCutsForBillionaires</a>

Kim Perales"Cuts of 30 to 70% are rumored at USDA next week. NIH & NSF funding is being destroyed & the agencies themselves facing cuts. About 3,500 nonfederal entomologists depend on these agencies. We're🚨risking research that protects <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecosystems</a> & <a href="https://toad.social/tags/foodsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#foodsecurity</a>."It's difficult to keep up with all the atrocities, but we amplify the gravity of the losing these experts, the firings, existential threats... of the <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TrumpMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpMusk</a> admin.<a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Firings</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NIH</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSF</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/04/some-usda-rif-plans-take-shape-department-warns-employees-major-cuts/404247/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/04/some-usda-rif-plans-take-shape-department-warns-employees-major-cuts/404247/</a>

NonilexThe lawsuit came a week after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> announced the freeze, one of several actions Trump's admin had taken against the state since Democratic <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> Gov <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JanetMills</a> clashed w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> over the issue of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transgender</a> athletes during a WH event in Feb.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#discrimination</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bigotry</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#funding</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> sues over <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> pause on funds due to support for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transgender</a> athletesThe state of ME on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the USDA's decision to freeze federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#funding</a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> programs in the state over its refusal to ban transgender women from sports.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#discrimination</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bigotry</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/maine-sues-over-usda-pause-funds-over-support-transgender-athletes-2025-04-07/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/legal/maine-sues-over-usda-pause-funds-over-support-transgender-athletes-2025-04-07/</a>

gentlegardener<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/usda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usda</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/forestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#forestry</a>Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging <a href="https://wapo.st/4jfr8a9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wapo.st/4jfr8a9</a>

KlimagartenEs tut sich was in der Darstellung des aktuellen <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Klimas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Klimas</a>. Zwar geistern immer noch Karten herum, die stoisch Deutschland in den <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a>-Klimazonen 6 und 7 verorten; grad eben stoße ich aber auf eine vollkommen neu berechnete Karte. Ihr zufolge ist <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Cottbus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cottbus</a> in die 8a gerutscht und tatsächlich findet sich in Deutschland bereits eine Gegend mit einer solide 9a: Nordöstlich der Linie Wernigerode-Ilsenburg-Bad Harzburg. Wer hätte das gedacht? Und wissen das auch die Ilsenburger? <a href="https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-germany-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-germany-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</a>

AnarchoNinaAnalyzesSo, is the fascist's ongoing anti-trans pogrom still a "culture war distraction" when it's affecting education funding for the State of Maine - because their Governor won't ban trans women from school sports in deference to the Trump regime's stated quest to erase trans people from public life?<a href="https://truthout.org/articles/usda-suspends-maine-education-funds-over-states-support-for-trans-athletes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://truthout.org/articles/usda-suspends-maine-education-funds-over-states-support-for-trans-athletes/</a>USDA Suspends Maine Education Funds Over State’s Support for Trans Athletes"The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Wednesday that it is suspending federal funding for select education programs in Maine, citing the state’s refusal to comply with President Donald Trump’s anti-trans directive to exclude transgender students from girls’ and women’s sports.In a letter to Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D), Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the funding freeze would affect “certain administrative and technological functions in schools,” and warned that “[t]his is only the beginning.”Rollins also noted that the USDA is reviewing Maine’s research and education-related funding to assess compliance with the U.S. Constitution, federal law, and the Trump administration’s anti-trans policy agenda. She specifically invoked Title IX — which the White House has weaponized against trans people — and Title VI, which the administration has distorted to go after diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts."You might be tempted to scoff at this story because Department of Agriculture funding is a narrow application of force by the regime, to try and dictate Maine's compliance with Trump's executive order, but as the article notes this is part of a much larger attack on Maine's education funding to force the state's compliance with the regime's persecution of trans people via an executive order that is being challenged in court still. I have no idea if we even have laws or constitutional rights in this country anymore, but if SCOTUS doesn't want to play Calvinball, Trump's order is almost certainly unconstitutional and shouldn't survive legal challenges. Given the existence of a 6-3 fascist high SCOTUS that is quite happy to make up the law as it goes to support the Trump regime's agenda however, you'll forgive me if I don't have a lot of confidence in the courts to save trans folks, particularly trans women like me. Speaking more broadly, I'm sharing this article to point out how shortsighted and utterly ineffective the liberal establishment's plan to stop talking about trans rights is, even in the face of an anti-trans pogrom, because they think doing so will win them elections that might not even happen or be fair at all. The fact is the anti-trans pogrom is a foundational plank in the Trump regime's larger fascist agenda; it doesn't matter if bougie lib politicians want to talk about it, they're going to make you folks either help them eliminate trans people, or talk about why the rights of trans people are human rights and must be protected. You don't get to opt out, they're pushing this agenda whether you want to talk about it or not. <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TransRights</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/AntiTransProgrom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AntiTransProgrom</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Transpohobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Transpohobia</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/JanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JanetMills</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Patriarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Patriarchy</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/CultureWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CultureWar</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/BrookeRollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrookeRollins</a>

LuigiAmerica's safety net is becoming one big hole. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#america</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usaisaterroriststate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usaisaterroriststate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usaisfundingGenovide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usaisfundingGenovide</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USDAloans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDAloans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usda</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#republicans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicansAreTheProblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RepublicansAreTheProblem</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#classwar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poverty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#welfare</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centrelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#centrelink</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socialsecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#auspol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ausgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ausgov</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tasgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tasgov</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#taspol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#australia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fuckneoliberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fuckneoliberals</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neoliberalcapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#neoliberalcapitalism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anthonyalbanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anthonyalbanese</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fucktherepublikkkans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fucktherepublikkkans</a>

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> cuts could cause long-term damage, reverse hard-won progress For decades, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/farmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#farmer</a> John Burk has been working to improve <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#soil</a> on his <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#farm</a>, taking a few extra steps to make it more resilient and productive. His efforts have paid off. An added bonus: He needs less fertilizer Trump considers these Yield-increasing steps—which include limiting tillage, planting soil-enriching cover crops or installing water chutes to control erosion—“far left <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a>” activities. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/federal-funding-freeze-endangers-climate-friendly-agriculture-progress/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/federal-funding-freeze-endangers-climate-friendly-agriculture-progress/</a>

CelloMom On Cars"The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> oversees 20 conservation programs that are funded through the Farm Bill. Under the Biden administration these programs got a huge boost: $19.5 billion from the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InflationReductionAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InflationReductionAct</a>, Biden’s signature climate legislation. But amid the Trump administration’s broader attacks on climate action, most of the unspent dollars remain frozen, despite the popularity of these programs and their benefits beyond addressing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a>."<a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04042025/american-farmers-and-the-usda-had-finally-embraced-their-role-in-the-climate-crisis-then-came-the-federal-funding-freeze/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04042025/american-farmers-and-the-usda-had-finally-embraced-their-role-in-the-climate-crisis-then-came-the-federal-funding-freeze/</a>

Mary Nelson"Leaked Memo Reveals Insane Ban on Words Agriculture Department Can Say The Department of Agriculture is no longer allowed to use the phrase “safe drinking water.” "<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WordsBanned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WordsBanned</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Censorship</a> <a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/193395/agriculture-department-ban-words-safe-drinking-water" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://newrepublic.com/post/193395/agriculture-department-ban-words-safe-drinking-water</a>

Helen Branswell<a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> confirms 2 more <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#H5N1</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birdflu</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. 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">https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock</a>

VasUSDA Cuts More Than $1 Billion in Assistance, Hitting Food Banks Across the USThe 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">#USDA</a>..<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>..<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a>..<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/whitenationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#whitenationalism</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">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</a>

notes> USDA Freezes Funding, Promises Further Action If Maine Continues Violating Federal Law<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">https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/04/02/usda-freezes-funding-promises-further-action-if-maine-continues-violating-federal-law</a> “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.<a href="https://social.coop/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Transgender</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EmeraldAshBorer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EmeraldAshBorer</a> Confirmed on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MountDesertIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MountDesertIsland</a> Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 04/01/2025 03:42 PM EDTAUGUSTA, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</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">#MaineForestService</a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MFS</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">#EAB</a>) on Mount Desert Island (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MDI</a>) outside of the previously regulated area."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."'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.'"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."Key guidance for landowners, municipalities, and the public includes: - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AshTree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AshTree</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. - Ash chips are not regulated and may be legally transported off the island. - 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. - 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."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">#Wabanakik</a>'s (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/APCAW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#APCAW</a>), Sustaining Ash Partners Network (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SAPNe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SAPNe</a>), and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> Animal and Plant Inspection Service, continue to support ongoing mitigation efforts, including: - Release of biological control organisms from federal partners by MFS through community partnerships. - Seed collection and protection for future restoration led by APCAW. - Education and technical support by varied partners. - Public tree management and replanting through state and federal funding opportunities."'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.'"Learn more: <a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MEDACF/bulletins/3d9a239" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MEDACF/bulletins/3d9a239</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InvasiveSpecies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wabanaki</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectTheForests</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MaineNews</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheTrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaveTheTrees</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WabanakiCulture</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiBasketry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WabanakiBasketry</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiTradition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WabanakiTradition</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Forestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Forestry</a>

Kim Perales"Rollins says USDA plans to assist farmers."Trump's <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> will be tweaked for big donors +in some Republican areas. His agenda is antidemocratic & unconstitutional.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">#tariffs</a> go into place.Trump announced plans Sun to impose “reciprocal tariffs” on countries that've their own tariffs set on US products.Ironic, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> offers staff buyouts⬇️ <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Economy</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trade</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trumpcession</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</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">https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/03/31/ag-secretary-brooke-rollins-says-usda-plans-to-assist-farmers-with-tariff-backlash/</a> <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">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/usda-offers-staff-buyouts-according-to-email-as-trump-slashes-workforce/ar-AA1C54Fd</a>

Helen BranswellThe administration is slashing HHS & its agencies, but <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#H5N1</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birdflu</a> doesn't care. <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> reports another infected herd in California today, the state's 758th. A full 77% of the state's herds have been infected. Cumulative national total: 996 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">https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock</a>

Helen Branswell<a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a> confirmed another <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#H5N1</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birdflu</a> infected dairy herd in Idaho, the state's 45th. 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">https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock</a>

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