Fired USDA workers were 'boots on ground' in bird flu battle

Company says it received conditional approval for bird flu vaccine from US Department of Agriculture
The US Department of Agriculture last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu vaccine for use in chickens, as an outbreak of a newer variant ravages poultry flocks, contributing to the sky high price of eggs.
Agriculture Department Tries to Rehire Fired Workers Tied to Bird Flu Response
The Agriculture Department is scrambling to rehire several workers it fired as part of President Donald Trump’s broad cuts because they were involved in the government’s response to the ongoing bird f
Fired USDA workers were 'boots on the ground' in bird flu battle
Federal agriculture workers laid off in "Valentine's Day Massacre" deny they were part of a bloated bureaucracy.
USDA tries to reverse mistaken firing of bird flu response workers
The department is trying to rehire the employees as avian influenza causes egg prices to soar and as Elon Musk’s DOGE makes sweeping cuts to government agencies
USDA Admits Firing People Working On Bird Flu Was A Mistake
The Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that it’s trying to hire back fired employees who’d been working on the government’s response to bird flu ― a growing outbreak that’s caused egg prices to soar,
Uncertainty about bird flu effort after USDA job cuts that included mistaken firings
The firings of thousands of USDA employees included some who the department acknowledged were essential to bird flu effort and are being recalled
Lab workers key to California’s bird flu response are poised to strike
Chronic staff shortages have left the California lab struggling to protect the state’s food chain from bird flu, the workers said.
The USDA is scrambling to rehire officials working to curb the spread of bird flu after firing them
The H5N1 avian flu has impacted more than 160 million birds, resulting in the deaths of 20 million egg-laying chickens since 2022.
U.S. agriculture secretary to visit Texas for bird flu roundtable
As avian flu continues to spread, igniting fears among farmers, retailers and customers over everything from animal health to the soaring price of eggs, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins ...
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With Highest Rate of Bird Flu in Country, Ohio Poultry Farmers Push Lawmakers for Additional Funding, Vaccines
An Ohio Poultry Association executive told the Ohio House Agriculture Committee that farmers “are in the fight of their lives ...
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USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that, over the weekend, it accidentally fired "several" agency employees who are working on the federal government's response to the H5N1 avian ...
Around 16,000 birds to be culled following latest suspected avian flu case in Co Tyrone
Almost 16,000 birds are to be humanely culled after the latest suspected case of avian flu at a commercial poultry premises in Co Tyrone. Preliminary tests have indicated the presence of highly ...
Wisconsin will join the federal milk testing surveillance program aimed to detect bird flu
Wisconsin dairy producers and processors will soon be required to test raw milk for avian flu as part of the National Milk ...
Risk status of avian flu elevated to 'high' in Maine
The risk of avian flu in Maine has been upgraded from “moderate” to “high.” According to Maine Public, the change is because ...