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USDA fires foreign workers from adversarial countries, including China, in national security protection move
The Agricultural Research Service lost dozens of researchers after the USDA terminated contracts with nationals from four ...
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The USDA wants states to hand over food stamp data by the end of July
The USDA has set a deadline of July 30 for states to hand over the sensitive data of tens of millions of people who applied ...
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USDA asks employees to transfer to 'critical' vacancies, suggests more cuts coming
The administration is asking employees “to help the agency with no guarantee of protection in the future," one staffer says.
IUN professor receives USDA fellowship to help agriculture opportunities
The USDA selected Indiana University Northwest associate professor of biology Jenny Fisher as one of the 2025 E. Kika De La ...
Black Farmers Say New Anti-DEI Rule From USDA Means ‘Less Food For The Community’
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins labeled federal programs designed to help Black farmers as "discriminatory," deciding to cut ...
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USDA opens new food safety lab as part of comprehensive plan for a safer food system
ST. LOUIS — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has officially opened a new, modernized Midwestern Food Safety Laboratory ...
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Local bank named USDA lender of the year
A local bank just earned national recognition for helping North Dakotans become homeowners — especially in rural areas where ...
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The USDA wouldn’t let her give up her house when she couldn’t pay her mortgage. Instead, it crushed her with debt.
The USDA failed to follow its own guidance for a rural mortgage program, taking years to foreclose on delinquent loans. As a ...
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New Hampshire navigates changes to USDA’s rural energy grant application
The Rural Energy for America Program has closed two of its four application windows this year. The grants can help farmers ...
USDA denies SNAP benefits at Newport News market aiming to eliminate food desert
The owner of a Newport News grocery store is speaking out, saying the USDA will not allow her to accept SNAP benefits or food ...
USDA again asks for Kansans’ personal data, as lawsuit seeks privacy protections
The federal government has renewed efforts to gather personal data of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients in ...