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USDA to increase research into U.S. seed stores, partner with DOJ to investigate seed industry

States Newsroom · October 7, 2026

PRAIRIE CITY – The U.S. Department of Agriculture launched a program Tuesday to increase research and sequencing of the country’s seed collection and announced it was “strengthening” its agreement with the Justice Department to investigate competition in the seed industry. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins made…

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USDA to increase research into U.S. seed stores, partner with DOJ to investigate seed industry

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