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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is restructuring its agency after a review of its operations showed it was “bloated” and “unsustainable.” ...
USDA's deputy secretary told lawmakers he doesn’t expect upcoming relocations will lead to significantly more employees leaving the agency.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced a proposal to relocate staff from Washington, D.C., to five hub locations, including Kansas City.
The surprise reorg announcement last week was a flash point at a hearing Thursday, where senators expressed displeasure about ...
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden today vigorously defended the Trump administration’s proposal to reorganize the Agriculture Department at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing. “President ...
The proposal calls for cutting 2,600 USDA jobs in DC and expanding the department’s footprint in five regional hubs: North ...
His bill would let huge corporate agricultural interests — like China-owned Smithfield Food — outcompete most small farmers.
The Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Region Headquarters would be closed and the Pacific Northwest Research Station would ...
Dean of students at MCC–Penn Valley, Samaiyah Jones Scott, leads efforts to redefine what success looks like for many college ...
Although it’s difficult to attribute any single weather event, such as a drought, directly to climate change, scientists say ...
OMAHA, NEB. — Union Pacific Corp. has agreed to acquire Norfolk Southern Corp. for $85 billion, a merger that would unite two ...
The USDA, which oversees SNAP, first announced a plan to make states share benefit recipient data in a directive issued in ...