Rollins says USDA will withhold food stamp funds from blue states

The Agriculture Department plans to freeze federal funding for 21 states starting next week as it escalates its crackdown on possible fraud in the food stamp program, Agriculture Secretary Brooke ...
MEAT+POULTRY

IFT brings on USDA veteran for chief science position

Niemira previously served as lead scientist and research microbiologist at the Agricultural Research Service of the United ...
AgWeb

Here’s How Much You Can Receive Per Acre From $10 Billion USDA Payment

USDA Brooke Rollins announced the agency is issuing up to $10 billion directly to producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program for the 2024 crop year. Secretary of Agriculture ...
NBC Montana

USDA Forest Service announces deputy regional foresters

MISSOULA, Mont. — USDA Forest Service Northern Region announced one of two of the region’s deputy regional foresters. Ben South has been appointed to the region’s deputy position and is currently ...
Berkshire Eagle

USDA extends agricultural census through the spring

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Statistics Service has extended its collection of responses for the 2022 Census of Agriculture through this spring. Since data collection began last ...
AgWeb

USDA Launches New Round of Disaster Aid: What Producers Need to Know to Sign Up

USDA Under Secretary Richard Fordyce says USDA’s new phase of the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program expands eligibility, requires in-person enrollment and targets losses from the 2023 and 2024 ...
Politico

USDA ordered to scrub climate change from websites

Agriculture Department employees have been ordered to delete landing pages discussing climate change across agency websites and document climate change references for further review, according to an ...