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Lawsuit Filed Over USDA Reorganization

Published July 3, 2026

The Trump administration's plan to relocate more than 2,500 USDA employees is facing a new legal challenge. A coalition of labor unions, nonprofit organizations and local governments has asked a federal judge to block the move, arguing it would disrupt…

USDA Provides More Reorganization Plan Details

Published June 18, 2026

The Foreign Agricultural Service will establish an organizational support hub in Kansas City. In the USDA news release, it said this brings programs and employees closer to farmers, ranchers and rural communities. Most of the Washington D.C.-based staff will be…

Klobuchar Questions Tariffs, USDA Reorganization

Published June 11, 2026

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar raised concerns about rising input costs, tariffs and USDA staffing cuts during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing. Klobuchar said farmers are facing increasing financial stress. "The administration's across-the-board tariffs have been terrible for farmers." Klobuchar also…

USDA Employee Union Asks Congress to Intervene

Published May 15, 2026

The American Federation of Government Employees is upset with USDA’s reorganization plan. In a statement, the group said the forced relocation of more than half of the Agriculture Department’s Washington, D.C. workforce will undermine the work of the agency. The…

USDA Restructuring Moves Key Agencies Outside of DC

Published April 23, 2026

More details are coming out regarding the Agriculture Department reorganization. USDA announced the Food Safety and Inspection Service, and the Research, Education and Economics mission area will be relocating staff outside of Washington, D.C. Urbandale, Iowa will be the site…

Hoeven Announces Major USDA Research Expansion in North Dakota

Published April 23, 2026

North Dakota is set to expand its role in federal agricultural research under a new USDA reorganization plan. Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee Chairman John Hoeven says the move will bring 45 additional Agricultural Research Service employees and 10 new research…

USDA Called a ‘Bloated’ Bureaucracy in Trump Budget Proposal

Published April 3, 2026

The White House is out with its 2027 budget proposal. Congress has the power of the purse so the final budget will likely look very different. However, it does offer insight into President Trump’s priorities. For USDA, the proposal calls…

Negative Feedback for USDA Reorganization Plan

Published December 15, 2025

According to Government Executive, USDA has received mostly negative feedback about its reorganization plan. Public comment was taken in August and September. There were nearly 47,000 comments, but most were form letters. Of the 14,000 remaining messages, more than 80…

Vaden: ‘Ag is Being Heard’

Published August 5, 2025

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden made two stops in the Midwest this past week; Farmfest near Redwood Falls, Minnesota and the Sweetner Symposium in Traverse City, Michigan. The potential impact of the Make America Healthy Again initiative was a topic…

Public Input Accepted on USDA Reorganization

Published August 4, 2025

USDA will accept public comment on the Trump Administration’s USDA reorganization plan through August 26. USDA now has 4,600 employees in the Washington, D.C. area. With the plan, 2,600 jobs will move to one of five hub cities in Raleigh,…

Articles tagged under: USDA reorganization

Lawsuit Filed Over USDA Reorganization

USDA Provides More Reorganization Plan Details

Klobuchar Questions Tariffs, USDA Reorganization

USDA Employee Union Asks Congress to Intervene

USDA Restructuring Moves Key Agencies Outside of DC

Hoeven Announces Major USDA Research Expansion in North Dakota

USDA Called a ‘Bloated’ Bureaucracy in Trump Budget Proposal

Negative Feedback for USDA Reorganization Plan

Vaden: ‘Ag is Being Heard’

Public Input Accepted on USDA Reorganization

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