New USDA secretary says farmers could get $31B in economic, disaster aid by mid-March
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says USDA is working to send $31B in economic, disaster aid to farmers, acknowledging 'a lot of ...
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USDA moves to bring back some fired farm loan employees
Some former employees are opting instead for more lucrative private-sector jobs, according to two people familiar with the ...
Farmers sue USDA after agency deletes climate change data
The lawsuit says the Agriculture Department is hindering farmers from using the data to make “agricultural decisions” while ...
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Former USDA employee describes firing and long term impact of job cuts in NH
Concord resident Becca Sheets says the job cuts were a surprise to even her supervisors. "No one knew anything. A lot of ...
Fact Check: Former USDA inspector general was not arrested after ouster
Former U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspector general Phyllis Fong was not arrested after she was ousted from her role, a spokesperson for the USDA has said.
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Farmers depend on climate data. They’re suing the USDA for deleting it.
In late January, the director of digital communications at the U.S. Department of Agriculture sent an email to staff ...
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Can We Trust USDA’s Data?
After several weeks of being bullish on corn, Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, bought protection against downside ...