US EditionConfusion reigns as DOGE moves to drop five federal buildings in Nebraska
- Cuts at the United States Department of Agriculture by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency could lead to higher grocery prices, particularly affecting rural America, according to Wired.
- The layoffs of food inspection workers may result in imported foods rotting and invasive species entering the country without detection, Wired reports.
- Armando Rosario-Lebron of the National Association of Agriculture Employees stated that the situation has become 'absolute chaos' for processing cargo with reduced staff.
- Lahar, a regulatory affairs manager at A.N. Deringer, explained that fewer inspections put farmers and food chains at risk due to the staffing cuts, as reported by Wired.
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'Absolute chaos' at Dept of Agriculture could skyrocket rural grocery prices: report
Wired reports that cuts at the United States Department of Agriculture initiated by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency could send grocery prices surging upward again — with rural America taking the brunt of the hit.At issue is the fact that DOGE laid off significant numbers of USDA empl...
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blackbeltnewsnetwork.comAlabama state superintendent concerned about USDA cuts
State Superintendent Eric Mackey speaking to members of the Alabama State Board of Education at the board's monthly work session. Mackey told board members that the state department would be OK if the U.S. government shuts down or if the U.S. Department of Education is dismantled. (Anna Barrett/Alabama Reflector)Alabama State Superintendent Eric Mackey said Thursday that “we don’t need teachers panicking, we don’t need parents panicking” amid wi…
DOGE’s Cuts at the USDA Could Cause US Grocery Prices to Rise and Invasive Species to Spread
Thousands of US Department of Agriculture employees, including food inspectors and disease-sniffing dog trainers, remain out of work, leaving food to rot in ports and pests to proliferate.
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