Jobs Cut at USDA

Thousands of government workers got pink slips late last week. The number of jobs cut in USDA has not been announced, but a ‘workforce optimization’ strategy is in place. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar said these across-the-board job cuts will “delay work on avian flu, wildfires, rural hospitals and loans for farmers and ranchers.” Klobuchar went on to say this decision is happening at a time when farmers are facing “the threat of Trump tariffs and no updated farm bill.”