Cadmus 🌲<p>Working on damage assessments for a heavily flooded area of our state. Then I remembered that the headwaters had burned over last summer, meaning increased runoff, faster snowmelt, etc. So I logged on to USDA's Burn Severity Portal... And all the past fire reports appear to have been deleted including recently completed ones from last summer's fires. Many links are dead. </p><p>I'll try contacting the forest offices to see if we can get a backup. This is a critical resource for the environment, our health, life, and safety.</p><p>I am at a loss, mad, and sad. These actions being taken are making our jobs and lives so hard and truly hurting everyone regardless of ideology.</p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/USFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USFS</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/EatTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatTheRich</span></a></p>
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Cainmark Does Not Comply 🚲<p>Wife was watching a PBS American Experience documentary about Rachel Carson and was startled by what looked to be a very thin, very young version of me dealing with fire ants.</p><p>It's a very brief clip, but after she showed it to me:</p><p>If that wasn't my father (in Alabama who worked for the USDA, first job dealing with fire ants in the 1950s) he had a Doppelganger.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ct_biography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ct_biography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sb_agricultre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sb_agricultre</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/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> confirmed 5 new <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 52 and the cumulative national total to 1,005 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>
Nonilex<p>As <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EggPrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EggPrices</span></a> soared, so did producer <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/profits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profits</span></a><br>
A <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> program doled out hundreds of millions in relief payments to big egg companies, even as the largest earned record profits.</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AvianInfluenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvianInfluenza</span></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">#<span>egg</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></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">#<span>Trump</span></a> called the situation “out of control.”<br>
Yet for some <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> companies, these are good times.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Profiteering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Profiteering</span></a><br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/08/egg-prices-profit-increase-cal-maine/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/business/20</span><span class="invisible">25/04/08/egg-prices-profit-increase-cal-maine/</span></a></p>
Helen Branswell<p>The 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">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> has hit 1,000, with <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></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.</p>
Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴<p>From <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/muellershewrote" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>muellershewrote</span></a></span> on 🦋:</p><p>Boat derangement syndrome. </p><p>____<br>Me: <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SBA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FEMA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VeteransAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VeteransAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxCutsForBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCutsForBillionaires</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>"Cuts of 30 to 70% are rumored at USDA next week. NIH & NSF funding is being destroyed & the agencies themselves facing cuts. </p><p>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="tag">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> & <a href="https://toad.social/tags/foodsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>foodsecurity</span></a>."</p><p>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="tag">#<span>TrumpMusk</span></a> admin.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Firings</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USDA</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NIH</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NSF</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/04/some-usda-rif-plans-take-shape-department-warns-employees-major-cuts/404247/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">govexec.com/management/2025/04</span><span class="invisible">/some-usda-rif-plans-take-shape-department-warns-employees-major-cuts/404247/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The lawsuit came a week after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></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">#<span>Maine</span></a> Gov <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JanetMills</span></a> clashed w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> over the issue of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> athletes during a WH event in Feb.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> sues over <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> pause on funds due to support for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> athletes</p><p>The 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">#<span>funding</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> programs in the state over its refusal to ban transgender women from sports.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <br><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"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/legal/maine-sues-o</span><span class="invisible">ver-usda-pause-funds-over-support-transgender-athletes-2025-04-07/</span></a></p>
gentlegardener<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/usda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/forestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forestry</span></a></p><p>Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging <a href="https://wapo.st/4jfr8a9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wapo.st/4jfr8a9</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Klimagarten<p>Es 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">#<span>Klimas</span></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">#<span>USDA</span></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">#<span>Cottbus</span></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"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">plantmaps.com/interactive-germ</span><span class="invisible">any-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php</span></a></p>
AnarchoNinaAnalyzes<p>So, 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?</p><p><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"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">truthout.org/articles/usda-sus</span><span class="invisible">pends-maine-education-funds-over-states-support-for-trans-athletes/</span></a></p><p>USDA Suspends Maine Education Funds Over State’s Support for Trans Athletes</p><p>"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.</p><p>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.”</p><p>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."</p><p>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. </p><p>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. </p><p><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRights</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/AntiTransProgrom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiTransProgrom</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Transpohobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transpohobia</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/JanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JanetMills</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Patriarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patriarchy</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/CultureWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CultureWar</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/BrookeRollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrookeRollins</span></a></p>
Luigi<p>America's safety net is becoming one big hole.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usaisaterroriststate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usaisaterroriststate</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usaisfundingGenovide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usaisfundingGenovide</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USDAloans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDAloans</span></a> <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/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicansAreTheProblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansAreTheProblem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classwar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>welfare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centrelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>centrelink</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ausgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ausgov</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tasgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tasgov</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fuckneoliberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fuckneoliberals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neoliberalcapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neoliberalcapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anthonyalbanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anthonyalbanese</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fucktherepublikkkans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fucktherepublikkkans</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> cuts could cause long-term damage, reverse hard-won progress<br>For decades, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/farmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farmer</span></a> John Burk has been working to improve <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> on his <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farm</span></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<br>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">#<span>climate</span></a>” activities.<br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/federal-funding-freeze-endangers-climate-friendly-agriculture-progress/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">4/federal-funding-freeze-endangers-climate-friendly-agriculture-progress/</span></a></p>
notes<p>"This action builds on Secretary Rollins’ announcement last month to unleash American energy by directing the USDA Forest Service to take action to remove burdensome Biden-era regulations that have stifled energy and mineral development on Forest Service land. As part of these decisive actions, the agency also canceled two mineral leasing withdrawals on Forest Service land that will help boost production of critical minerals." <a href="https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/04/04/secretary-rollins-announces-sweeping-reforms-protect-national-forests-and-boost-domestic-timber" 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/2025/04/04/secretary-rollins-announces-sweeping-reforms-protect-national-forests-and-boost-domestic-timber</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/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/USForestService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USForestService</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/USFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USFS</span></a><br><a href="https://social.coop/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></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">#<span>InflationReductionAct</span></a>, Biden’s signature climate legislation. </p><p>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">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>."</p><p><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"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">insideclimatenews.org/news/040</span><span class="invisible">42025/american-farmers-and-the-usda-had-finally-embraced-their-role-in-the-climate-crisis-then-came-the-federal-funding-freeze/</span></a></p>
Tony Novak<p>My life has been deeply intertwined with agricultural research. From my childhood on an organic farm to participating in 4H clubs, attending Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture, conducting cancer research at Smith Kline Beckman, studying microbiology in graduate school at Temple University, and now supporting research projects at BaySave in Money Island, NJ. Through collaborations with over a dozen institutions like The Nature Conservancy, Rutgers University, and Stevens Institute of Technology, I’ve gained extensive exposure to agricultural research topics. Over the years, I’ve read hundreds of research project abstracts, giving me a strong understanding of the issues critical to survival and sustainability.<br>Historically, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been a leading promoter of research programs in our region. However, recent developments have raised alarm. Sharon Strickland, Agriculture Research Service (ARS) administrator for the Northeast Area, announced that the USDA’s Research, Education and Economics division will no longer consider funding agreements for many vital topics.<br>The excluded topics include:<br>• Water-related issues: water quality, clean water, safe drinking water, water conservation, water pollution, groundwater pollution.<br>• Pollution concerns: soil pollution, air pollution, sediment remediation.<br>• Emerging contaminants: microplastics, PFAS/PFOA, PCBs.<br>• Climate and energy: climate change, climate science, greenhouse gas emissions (including methane), global warming.<br>• Alternative energy sources: solar energy, geothermal energy, nuclear energy.<br>• Agricultural runoff: diesel runoff and rural water.<br>I cannot recall a single agricultural research project I’ve encountered that did not address one or more of these topics. This decision undermines the foundation of agricultural research and poses significant challenges to addressing critical environmental and sustainability issues.<br><a href="https://c.im/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatecrisis</span></a></p>
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>
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>
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>
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