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US farm agency to require DOGE approval for some loans
Farm loan employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency will now need approval from billionaire Elon ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN1d
Texas farmers could have greater access to low-interest loans under a bill the Senate is considering
If approved, the legislation would expand one of the state's most popular loan programs with even lower interest rates.
Insurer of last resort kept growing. Then L.A. fire victims paid the price
As insurers withdrew from the L.A. market, more homeowners joined the FAIR Plan. Now Jan. 7 fire victims are battling with the state's insurer of last resort to get compensated.
Investigating Shrimp Fraud Is an Urgent Matter on the Gulf Coast
With a flood of imported seafood driving the U.S. shrimp industry to the edge of ruin, a consulting company out of Houston is ...
Why this state’s dangerous drivers get to keep their licenses
A CalMatters investigation found that California’s DMV routinely allows deadly drivers with horrific histories to operate on ...
The Monterey County Herald on MSN2d
You can learn now when California farmers are spraying pesticides near your home. Here’s how.
The program also includes a new website — spraydays.cdpr.ca.gov — with maps showing pesticide locations around the state, ...
Why Mississippi's solar industry is growing rapidly despite a lack of state incentives
Mississippi has seen more than $4 billion in private investment for the development of solar farms since 2017. Rapid growth ...
S.C. Sea Grant training future fishermen
The S.C. Sea Grant Consortium (Consortium) will be hosting the 2025 South Carolina Commercial Seafood Apprenticeship Program ...
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Public Ag Research Is Vanishing — Can the Industry Survive?
Land grant colleges play numerous roles in keeping agriculture healthy. Funding cuts threaten to upend the current system.