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USDA Approves Soda Ban for Food Stamps in 1st State

In Approving Soda Ban for Food Stamps, U.S.D.A. Reverses Decades of Policy

The Trump administration approved a first of its kind waiver for Nebraska, allowing a ban on soda purchases through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, starting next year.

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'Half a dozen' more states to ban soda, junk food purchases with food stamps, Trump Agriculture secretary says

The Trump administration's Agriculture Secretary signaled she will be signing multiple waivers to let states ban junk food from food stamp programs, after signing a few this week. She described the effort as historic.

USA Today · 20h

Kansas ban on food stamps for candy and soda is a step closer to USDA approval

Kansas is closer to banning SNAP benefits from buying candy and soda pop after DCF submitted a waiver to USDA, which just granted one to Nebraska.

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Agriculture experts on high alert as threat of parasitic screwworm looms toward South Texas

Screwworm infestations typically start from small wounds or injuries. According to Vickers, something as minor as a tick bite ...

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Oregon Dept. of Agriculture warns of possible spotted lanternfly sighting in Portland

The Oregon Department of Agriculture is warning about an unconfirmed sighting of a spotted lanternfly in a Portland ...

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Lawsuit challenges USDA demand for food stamp data as some states prepare to comply

The suit claims that efforts to get sensitive information about food aid recipients from states violates federal privacy laws ...

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New Research: USDA Fails to Pursue Prosecutions of Slaughter Plants, Despite Repeat Violations

Repeat violators of the federal Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (HMSA) continue to escape meaningful enforcement by the US ...

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USDA issues food safety tips ahead of summer celebrations, cookouts

The United States Department of Agriculture issued food safety tips ahead of summertime celebrations and cookouts across the country.

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U.S. suspends importation of live cattle from Mexico over screwworm pest

The screwworm is a larva of the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly that can invade the tissues of any warm-blooded animal, including ...

Maximum alert in the United States: a plague of ants whose bite is deadly to humans is spreading along the east coast of the country

The United States is facing a medical problem in much of its southeastern part. An Asian needle ant infestation has become established in the area and cases continue to rise expone ...

Thousands of Chicks Left in Postal Service Truck Overwhelm a Delaware Shelter

About 4,000 birds were found dead in the truck, and 10,000 others were stranded there for three days, state officials said.

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