Plans by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to cut the number of workers at the Agriculture Department won’t disrupt “the timely issuance of important releases,” the agency said Wednesday.

More than 15,000 employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have accepted the Trump administration’s offer to resign amid the department’s job cuts, a USDA spokesperson confirmed ...

More than 15,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture employees have taken one of the Trump administration’s two financial incentive offers to leave the agency, according to a readout from a USDA ...

House Agriculture Committee members will have a lengthy markup next week to find the instructed $230 billion in budget reconciliation savings. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Ill., explains Democrats ...

Their departures will affect how the department administers food safety and nutrition programs, conducts research, and offers services to farmers. At least 15,000 Agriculture Department employees ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service has approved Governor Kim Reynolds’ summer food program. The program, Healthy Kids Iowa ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) are at odds over threats to funding for crucial food assistance programs as the Trump administration slashes federal spending.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks with reporters outside the White House, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Reductions in staff and office closures loom ...

USDA Agrees to Not Freeze Maine Nutrition Funds Over Transgender Athletes By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration agreed on Friday to refrain from unilaterally ...

Poultry producers will continue to be able to legally sell products contaminated with Salmonella now that the USDA has withdrawn a proposed regulation. The “Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry ...

The USDA is considering new regulations on salmonella in raw chicken and turkey. Proponents of the regulations say they are necessary to protect consumers from foodborne illness. Opponents argue ...

Former Pascagoula Mayor Dane Maxwell and Chris McDonald, former director of federal and environmental affairs at the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, have been appointed to ...