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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…

Articles tagged under: USDA reorganization

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

Congress Wants Input into Reorganization Plan

Cost of Living Call a Major Factor in USDA Reorganization

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