The plan, released last week by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, would eliminate the Forest Service’s nine regional ...

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 ...

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received assurance from Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden that U.S. Department of Agriculture officials will work with Congress as they flesh ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced a proposal to relocate staff from Washington, D.C., to five hub locations, including Kansas City.

Brooke Rollins' policies signal a major shift that diverse agricultural communities, especially immigrant and Black ...

The surprise reorg announcement last week was a flash point at a hearing Thursday, where senators expressed displeasure about ...

Erickson pointed out that Fort Collins’ locality rate is 30.52 percent, resulting in almost no payroll savings. And although Salt Lake City’s locality rate is 17.06 percent, Utah’s public land is ...

The Agriculture Department received backlash from Democratic senators regarding the decision to decentralize and relocate Washington-based employees.

With the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announcing a major reorganization plan, lawmakers met to grill Deputy ...

The California Avocado Commission is applauding a recent move by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to restructure key components of ...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar calls the USDA reorganization a “half-baked plan.” Sen. Adam Schiff questions whether it will help farmers ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can now enroll in the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program. The sign-up runs from July 14, to Aug. 8, ...