Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says USDA is working to send $31B in economic, disaster aid to farmers, acknowledging 'a lot of questions' about release

The U.S. Agricultural Department has announced a new effort to fight bird flu. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Leah Douglas, agriculture and energy reporter at Reuters, about the $1 billion plan.

Former U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspector general Phyllis Fong was not arrested after she was ousted from her role, a spokesperson for the USDA has said.

Concord resident Becca Sheets says the job cuts were a surprise to even her supervisors. "No one knew anything. A lot of people had questions. No one had any answers.”

After several weeks of being bullish on corn, Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, bought protection against downside risk in the market. What changed his mind? It was signs he saw even before USDA released it's corn acreage at the Ag Outlook Forum.

Some former employees are opting instead for more lucrative private-sector jobs, according to two people familiar with the situation.