Investigate Midwest has sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal court over a 14-month delay in producing email records related to the agency’s work to cut
The Campaign Legal Center said in a report released Thursday that Brooke Rollins remained close with former employers, which could violate the ethics agreement she signed. The USDA called the allegations 'frivolous.'
A proposed rule to expand grocery stocking requirements under SNAP could leave many small retailers unable to comply, cutting off food access in low-income communities.
Federal prosecutors are moving to scrutinize high input costs as farmers face slimmer margins. USDA forecast data shows expenses climbing to $467.4 billion while crop receipts weaken for staples such as corn and soybeans.
The Trump administration is decrying diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The move is hurting communities and undermining its own goals for agriculture.
Justin Ransom helped launch Tyson’s controversial label for 'climate friendly' beef. Now he leads the federal agency charged with meat label oversight.
Though HHS Secretary Kennedy litigated pesticide cases as an environmental lawyer, he pledges now not to target the chemical so widely used in US agriculture.
With US cattle numbers down for the sixth straight year and prices already up 53% since 2019, experts warn the screwworm-related import halt could drive further price hikes.
More than 700 USDA workers accepted resignation offers that provided months of paid leave. Now the agency is warning that key biosecurity work, like port inspections and outbreak response, will suffer without them.
Thousands of Oklahomans got payments from a Biden-era program to help address generations of farm lending discrimination. Now the Trump Administration wants to end programs that could be labeled as DEI. Some Oklahoma programs have already seen funding freezes.
Many farmers rely on undocumented immigrants. When Brooke Rollins was asked who would work on farms if the labor force was deported, she said she would address any ‘hypothetical issues that turn out to be real.’
