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- 1Bird flu spreads in Utah cattle as US oversight falters●Utah, where plenty of cow herds were infected with birdflu. The 🧠🪱 does nothing. The CDC is gutted. The USDA is lead by
Bird flu has infected numerous cow herds in Utah, raising fears of a new pandemic in the United States. Critics say federal agencies are failing to respond: the CDC has been gutted of staff and capacity, the USDA is led by a politically appointed figure seen as a puppet, and mink farms plus spill-over to barnyard cats and mice are creating reservoirs for the virus to adapt to mammals.
- 2Iowa farmers say USDA reneged on solar funding promises●Iowa farmers say USDA reneged on solar funding, leaving them the bill
Iowa farmers say the US Department of Agriculture has backed out of promised solar funding, leaving them to cover project costs themselves. Under USDA programs meant to help farms install solar panels, growers committed to projects expecting federal reimbursement, but payments have not arrived. The farmers are now facing large bills and are demanding answers about whether the federal support will ever be honored.