Farmers put plans, investments on hold under Trump USDA spending freeze
By P.J. Huffstutter, Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek CHICAGO/WASHINGTON - Nate Powell-Palm, an organic farmer outside Belgrade, ...
She’s on a Scholarship at a Tribal College in Wisconsin. The Trump Administration Suspended the USDA Grant That Funded It.
Tribal colleges and universities, which ProPublica last year found are perpetually underfunded by Congress, say it’s illegal ...
USDA eliminates two food safety advisory committees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has eliminated two committees that advise it on food safety, the agency said on Friday, ...
USDA reinstates 1890 scholarship that helps Mississippi HBCU students study farming, food
The USDA reopened applications for the 1890 Scholars Program. It aims to train new Black farmers, food workers and helps HBCU ...
USDA employees fired en masse by Trump administration reinstated, workers’ board says
A workers’ board is reinstating – at least temporarily – almost 6,000 fired probationary workers from the Department of ...
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USDA says global demand forecasts for U.S. crops to factor in tariffs
Grain traders and farmers will look closely at how USDA adjusts its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, due on March 11, as tariffs have fueled worries the U.S. will lose export markets ...
Trump admin. directed to reinstate nearly 6,000 fired USDA employees
An independent federal board has directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reinstate nearly 6,000 employees fired last ...
USDA ordered to temporarily reinstate thousands of fired employees
The firings of over 5,000 probationary employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture may have been unlawful, and the ...
USDA employee laid off after relocating to Reno at $20,000 cost
Federal layoffs have hit close to home for one Reno man, who says he learned of his termination through social media.
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USDA to measure fruit, cranberry, berry production
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct its end of season surveys for the 2024 non-citrus tree fruit, cranberry and berry production. The ...
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USDA reopens 1890 Scholars Program for FAMU, other land-grant HBCUs after suspension
The USDA has reopened the 1890 Scholars Program after suspending it for several days. The program was suspended as part of President Trump's efforts to cut federal funding for diversity, equity, and ...
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MSPB orders temporary reinstatement of nearly 6,000 probationary workers at USDA
These Agriculture Department employees must be allowed back to their jobs for 45 days, as the Office of Special Counsel ...