Under this new directive, all USDA grant, cooperative agreement and mutual interest agreement programs will utilize the same ...

Over 20,000 USDA employees left in 2025, sparking fears of a "brain drain" as the agency manages a $234B budget and new ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) established a national Jan. 15, 2026, ...

CHICAGO/WASHINGTON DC (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture has frozen some funding for farmers as it goes through a sweeping review, despite assurances from the Trump administration that ...

Iowa farmers and institutions lost an estimated $11.3 million in federal funding to support the purchase of locally raised foods, following the recent termination of two U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins said $11 billion of the total aid package will consist of one-time FBA program payments to American farmers in 2026. The remaining $1 billion is ...

In the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed — especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food ...

The Trump spin machine is in overdrive, but empty words and promises can’t fool farmers struggling to make ends meet.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Idaho students at 158 elementary schools will be able to try fresh fruits and vegetables for ...

Riceville Community School District used LFS funds to purchase local produce for school lunches. (Photo courtesy of Riceville CSD) Iowa farmers and institutions lost an estimated $11.3 million in ...

One of the most under-reported stories of 2025–the departure of more than 20,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ...