The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reinstated 180 probationary employees weeks after they were fired as part of the Department of Government Efficiency‘s efforts to reduce the federal workforce.

With fewer agricultural inspectors at ports, the risk of pests infiltrating American crops has risen. Experts warn that foreign markets may refuse US agricultural products if contamination concerns grow.

The Department of Agriculture said in a report Tuesday that egg prices are predicted to rise by more than 40% in 2025.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the federal government will spend up to $1billion to combat bird flu, and hopefully lower the rising price of eggs.

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The five-point plan will include increased biosecurity measures for poultry farms and compensation for farmers who kill infected flocks.

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.

State departments of agriculture say they welcome an expected federal infusion of up to $1 billion to fight bird flu, including millions of dollars for biosecurity measures on farms, and repayments to farmers who've had to cull their poultry flocks.

“It is a complicated, joint effort between the USDA, CDC and other entities within the federal government to try and characterize and respond to these types of outbreaks,” said the infectious ...