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USDA cuts federal grant funding for small farms and food businesses in Kansas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture terminated the Regional Food Business Centers program, which provided grant funding to ...
USDA's cost-cutting relocations raise service disruption concerns
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says shifting thousands of D.C.-based staff to regional offices will save money without ...
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Tri-State farms, food banks feel the impact of $1 billion USDA cuts less than a month in
On July 1, $1 billion of cuts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) took effect. The funding was for local schools ...
USDA to scatter half its Washington staff to field offices, including in Fort Collins
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will move thousands of employees out of the nation’s capital in a reorganization the ...
READ: Gov. Evers Urges Trump Administration to Reverse Course on Cuts to Staff, Programs Affecting Wisconsin’s Forestry Industry
Gov. Tony Evers sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins and the Trump ...
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USDA cuts could strain Iowa farm services
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 ...
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‘Farming in the dark’: How Rollins’ USDA is endangering American agriculture
In her first six months, Donald Trump’s second agriculture secretary has altered the course of the U.S. Department of ...
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Maine farmers assess climate risks as USDA cuts conservation funding
Maine farmers are benefiting from free climate risk assessments as federal funds for conservation efforts decline. Warming ...