Public broadcasting stations in the state are bracing for big changes. In Moline, WQPT’s general manager Dawn Schmitt said ...

Farmers across the country rely on their local USDA offices for a range of services, including conservation programs and crop insurance support, but concerns are growing that these services could ...

The Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim was destroyed by the Dragon Bravo wildfire, which began with a lightning strike on ...

At the Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland, visitors this summer are seeing shuttered lifeguard towers and signs warning that no lifeguards are on duty.

With the USDA and other agencies facing billions in cuts, North Carolina agriculture and research is under threat, while China grows crop science.

Asked this during a stop in Helena about how staffing cuts will impact other agency goals, Schultz defended the “deferred resignation” program, which pushed career staff to take early retirements.

Advocates warn the cuts could ripple through food deserts, rural communities and urban areas where access to healthy food is miles away.

Rollins, who was asked about staff cuts several times, said that overall USDA staffing had expanded significantly under President Joe Biden—by more than 20,000 employees—and that reductions would save ...

Federal cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development assistance programs will hurt American farmers and the safety of their crops, said several agricultural research leaders at a forum hosted ...

Foreign aid cuts could impact agriculture industry in Pa. and other states, advocates say Tom Foley, Iowa Capital Dispatch Jun 12, 2025 ...

MOLINE, Ill — The National Weather Service has lost more than 600 staff members across its 122 offices nationwide, and experts say the staffing shortage is starting to impact the accuracy of ...

Pennsylvania officials filed a federal lawsuit against the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday over its termination of the Local Food Purchase Assistance 2025 Cooperative Agreement (LFPA2 ...