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

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

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

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

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 ...

In February 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) became the focal point of a high-stakes controversy that has set alarm bells ringing across the nation. At the center of it all? A dramatic ...

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 ...

“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.

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.

Trump’s proposed budget would cut $4.5 billion from the USDA, including from conservation and research programs. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has defended the cuts as efficient.

The Trump administration is continuing efforts to cut red tape around farmer programs, the Agriculture Department detailed in a new policy agenda released on Monday. Many of the to-do items build ...