In her first six months, Donald Trump’s second agriculture secretary has altered the course of the U.S. Department of ...

The administration is asking employees “to help the agency with no guarantee of protection in the future," one staffer says.

Republican House appropriators said the proposed 2026 spending levels reflect efforts to “rightsize” many agencies outside of ...

Farmers across the country rely on their local USDA offices for a range of services, including conservation programs and crop insurance support, but concerns are growing that these services could ...

The House and Senate are taking far different approaches to next year's appropriations, but neither chamber has fully ...

Meanwhile, USDA employees are bracing for staffing cuts. April 8 was the deadline for them to decide whether to take a deferred resignation offer from the department or hang on and hope to survive ...

Sens. Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla said staffing shortages at the NWS are putting critical forecasting in jeopardy.

Staff cuts could force producers to drive five counties away and wait in line to go over onerous paperwork without the experts we rely on locally. Farmer’s most important capital is humans.

“USDA resources are only effective if they are usable and accessible,” the document read. The policy agenda comes as the department plans to cut staff as part of a new reorganization.

The USDA decision cuts funding this fiscal year for two programs: $660 million for the Local Food for Schools and Child Care Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS), which got goods from local farmers ...