Globe Gazette1h
USDA cuts hit small farms as Trump showers billions on big farms
The local food programs were initially funded by 2021’s American Rescue Plan Act but were later expanded by the Biden ...
AlterNet on MSN3d
'A slap in the face': Trump cuts hit small farms as he showers billions on big farms
The U.S. Department of Agriculture grant program that allowed schools and food banks to buy fresh products from small farms ...
The Quad-City Times4d
Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they're getting less
Recent freezes to funding for research on climate change and international development only added to the drop.
Social Security’s acting leader faces calls to resign over decision to cut Maine contracts
The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner is facing calls to resign after he issued an order that would have ...
The Gazette5d
Brooke Rollins to Iowa farmers: USDA weighing aid as Trump tariffs loom
In her first visit to Iowa, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Monday said the administration may ...
The Gazette5d
Feds: Iowa wetlands lawsuit stemmed from haywire talks between landowner, USDA
A misunderstanding purportedly led a farmland owner to sue the U.S. Department of Agriculture to overturn protections for ...
Ag Secretary: USDA ready to bail out farmers hurt by tariff backlash
Rollins said the USDA is awaiting Trump's final decision on tariffs to determine how it might affect farmers. "My hope and prayer and goal is that we don't have to use those" supp ...