With fewer resources, researchers and advocates are still working to understand how climate change will impact their efforts ...

Jenny Fisher, a biology professor at IUN, is one of eight educators selected as an E. Kika De La Garza Science Fellow.

Republicans' overhaul of the anti-hunger program will lead to thousands of job losses and a drop in revenue across the ...

As of Friday afternoon, the foundation had a website with no contact information and inoperable links on pages.

"It's going to reduce the number of teachers, it's going to reduce the ability for us to make evidence-based changes.” ...

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 ...

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

Over the last decade, the University of Minnesota Extension has helped fund a program designed to destigmatize use of the ...

In February 2025, the USDA laid off 6,000 workers, a move tied to Elon Musk and the Trump administration. Experts warn this could weaken protections against invasive species, threatening U.S. food ...

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

In February 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) became the focal point of a high-stakes controversy that has set ...

At the outset of the Atlantic hurricane season, the National Weather Service is critically understaffed in many locations across the country.