Agriculture Secretary Rollins Seeks to Clamp Down on Leaks
Citing a “breach,” Rollins instructed USDA’s Office of Congressional Relations not to give Capitol Hill staff more than an ...
Michigan food banks working to meet needs despite USDA funding freeze
A funding freeze at the United States Department of Agriculture and employee layoffs are being felt by food banks in Michigan ...
RFK Jr.'s food stamp plan fuels tension with USDA
The Health secretary's push to approve state-level restrictions is irritating some Agriculture officials who see it as ...
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Farm Hands on the Potomac: House Ag Committee staff changes, Varsamis rejoins USDA
USDA named Alec Varsamis deputy communications director. A veteran of the first Trump administration, he was press secretary ...
DOGE’s Cuts at the USDA Could Cause US Grocery Prices to Rise and Invasive Species to Spread
Thousands of US Department of Agriculture employees, including food inspectors and disease-sniffing-dog trainers, remain out ...
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Mindless USDA Job Cuts Could Raise Food Prices and Unleash Agricultural Pests
Dog trainers are just one example of the kind of highly specialized USDA staff that have been removed from their stations in ...
DOGE cuts to USDA may open door to invasive species, higher food prices
The Department of Agriculture did not respond to a request for comment. Republican Senator Joni Ernst, who has been a vocal ...
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Oregon lawmakers ask Trump admin to reinstate fired USDA workers amid ‘hampered’ research
Amid the Trump administration’s efforts to slash the federal workforce, a group of Oregon lawmakers are calling for ...
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Local USDA offices in the crosshairs
Across the United States, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) local service centers provide essential person-to-person ...
264 fired USDA workers in Wisconsin may be reinstated after federal board’s order
Wisconsin had 264 employees with the USDA who had served two years or less, according to federal data from September.The Office of Special Counsel had argued that the firings of probationary staff at ...
DOGE fired Fort Pierce Forest Service employee despite praise for protecting Florida Trail
If the point is fiscal responsibility and accountability, you just fired the person monitoring that funds were used properly, ...
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USDA names RMA, FSA and NRCS leaders
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed three individuals who will oversee risk management programs for the agency.