Protections for pesticide manufacturers. The USDA "organic" designation will be the next to go.

I bet gutting USDA staff & progams didn’t help matters much. Thank you yet again to Former First Lady Elonia and his sadistic band of arrogant, know-nothing flying DOGE monkeys.

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I read and hear comments about “family farms” vs “Corporate Farms”. MOST family farms are organized as corporations, and of those, ALL family-corporate farms are the primary beneficiaries of the USDA-AG-Industrial-Food complex. You have to be a moron to not make money farming. 1/

🌊 Climate-driven reproductive decline in Southern right whales www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Cowboy. What comes to mind? American ‘history’ virtually erased the Black cowboy. Did you know the Carter Family isn’t responsible for the origins of country music? Jordan Peele & Monkeypaw Productions educate us w/3-part docuseries on Peacock. It’s VERRRY GOOD! #blm apnews.com/article/high...

#AltCitizen call to action. There is now a second public comment period about oil and gas leasing off the coast of Central and Southern California. Deadline: February 26. For more info and how to provide comments as an individual, business or org, check out:

Federally recognized Tribes are Sovereign Nations.

“Think Before You Burn” still applies.

The modern environmental movement gave us Smokey Bear’s “Think Before You Burn” and Woodsy Owl’s “Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute” catch phrases. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum brings us “Coalie” and “Mine, Baby, Mine.”

Public comments originally ended last year, but have been reopened. 🤔 perhaps because of the Rhyolite Ridge Mine. We need people to show up with specific concerns. We need support to list this species, or $$ will win and it won’t be listed. Learn more here:

HELP NEEDED: If you can, please attend the Zoom hearing on the Fish Lake Tui Chub Feb 19: The Fish Lake Tui Chub, used to live in a half dozen springs in Fish Lake Valley in southwestern Nevada; they are now found in just one spring system that is threatened by groundwater pumping (for alfalfa).

Scientists have figured out more precisely where & when tomato plants are best at fighting off disease, which is cool, because this strategy means -cidal treatment works better and uses less chemicals. Smarter timing = healthier tomatoes with fewer pesticides etc. #🌈🌟 #themoreyouknow

Cool find for #sorghum

US hop supply took another plodding pivot step toward realignment with beer demand last year, without actually closing the gap that much. In my column this week at @vinepair.com I examined the latest USDA hops report in context of craft-brewing malaise & Trump-induced tumult in beer export markets.

AG Weiser's statement after a federal court issued a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Agriculture from requiring Colorado to comply with a so-called pilot program as a condition of SNAP food benefits for those in need: https://bit.ly/3O9t0aa

Bird flu detected on Pennsylvania egg farm; 1.5 million birds affected. 👀 www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...

Organizing > Big Ag power. 30+ orgs asked the USDA to stop subsidizing factory farm gas in the Rural Energy for America Program, and the USDA issued a 90-day pause on those grants. Factory farm gas increases pollution, entrenches the factory farm system, and costs millions.

Looking at Mt. Jupiter (left) and Mt. Constance (right) on Saturday versus early June 2023. Sad to see how our current snowpack (36% of average per NWCC/USDA mapping) is comparable to typical June levels. Photos both by me, from Tacoma. #wawx

When I worked at the USDA, there was a secret list of anti-DEI banned words circulating in email including the word “female”. I confronted our Area Director with this during an all hands, and he denied this was happening. It was happening, and it violates the law. I’m gone, but he’s still there. 🤗

Notable that #USDA halted loans for manure digesters for 90 days after this petition was filed. USDA found that 27% of digester loans are in delinquency. These expensive projects depend on public subsidies, credits and loans to be economically viable. open.substack.com/pub/foodandp...

Seeds and Plant Breeding – There are Regulations Affecting the Seed Industry #USDA, SeedSwap #Gardening #farming www.nal.usda.gov/plant-produc...

HPAI has been detected in Pennsylvania egg farms with 1,500,000+ birds affected.

The American Soybean Association cheered Trump’s trade wars—betting on exports, subsidies if it failed, and yes, the racial dog whistles. Now it’s belly-up. USDA spent 50 years building those markets. They’re gone, and they’re not coming back. Karma is getting EXACTLY what you voted for.

DEA cannabis rescheduling rule coming "ASAP," Trump insider says (Newsletter: January 29, 2026) USDA hemp form changes; WV speaker: Fed rescheduling boosts marijuana reform; DE public use decrim; NH cannabis legalization hearing

Nope, busy. But… I assure you, we’re open. #altusda

BREAKING—We continue to stand up to the lawless bullying of this administration and fight for Colorado. I am proud of our team’s work that secured a preliminary injunction, preventing USDA Secretary Rollins from taking food benefits away from 600,00 Coloradans. Statement below 👇

The USDA also has an online exhibit and archive on George Washington Carver that contains lots of his writings and experiments. Carver writes with so much curiosity and empathy and absolutely brings you along for the ride. If he lived today he would be a best selling popular science author.

The largest federal employee union - representing workers from TSA to USDA to BOP to Border Patrol - is calling for the resignation of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller www.afge.org/publication/...

BREAKING: Senior Judge Brooke Jackson has blocked the USDA from forcing Colorado into a "pilot program," ostensibly to detect fraud in food assistance across five counties. He'll issue a written order soon, but his questioning of the DOJ lawyer gives you some sense of how Jackson viewed the case:

We dont want our public lands sold and exploited! We are using them! Tonto National Forest; Arizona USA #USForestService #USDA

A former USDA official tells HuffPost that his superiors ignored the case that would inspire today’s deadly immigration crackdown. www.huffpost.com/entry/minnes...

Not my lane but this fucking idiot thinks she’s immune. Ha!!! Hello, Nuremberg, meet Noem!

Never stop talking about the Epstein Files, a criminal rapist dictator who is guilty AF is currently hiding them. Never stop talking about the Epstein Files, a criminal rapist dictator who is guilty AF is currently hiding them. Never stop talking about the Epstein Files.

For people following the SCOTUS case about birthright citizenship, this is excellent work 👏👏👏👏👏

"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now. #AccountabilityIsComing

#MorningVibe In a world of constant noise and political chaos, protecting your peace isn't passive—it’s an act of resilience. Log off, breathe, and guard your headspace. You cannot pour from an empty cup or think clearly in a storm. Stay grounded.

I’m sure she grieves for them the same way she grieved the dog she shot.

Kash Patel today: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want." Really?

Join us in honoring Alex’s memory this week by wearing black.

Very common after a major news event to have a second-day lede that begins "Authorities are investigating..." Today, that feels inadequate, so I appreciate this story clarifying which authorities. Biggest headline on website reads Videos appear to contradict Federal accounts of fatal shooting.

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Imagine insisting on kids first over politics.

Ahhh…it’s all coming together now.

"Juan" and his co-workers are harvesting green onions in Gonzales, CA. Because of the morning fog, the workers have to wear their blue aprons and chaps to avoid getting covered in mud. These workers start at 6 AM and finish at 2 PM. #WeFeedYou

I don't typically share memes, but this one makes a valid point.