Probationary staff were the first federal workers to be fired as the Trump administration tells agencies to plan for more ...

A workers’ board is reinstating – at least temporarily – almost 6,000 fired probationary workers from the Department of ...

A U.S. board that reviews the firings of federal employees on Friday ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ...

CONCORD, N.H. — Maple season is underway, and while the sap is flowing in New Hampshire, money from the federal government is ...

Fired USDA employees said terminations have stalled irrigation projects, rural housing aid and efforts to combat invasive ...

Senate Democrats have sent the Trump administration a letter pressing them on their plan to economically assist farmers as ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate more than 5,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.

The president of Iowa Farmers Union is concerned government funding freezes and layoffs will have short and long-term ...

Prospective Plantings, also known as Planting Intentions, is an annual report released by the USDA on the last business day ...

A sign stands outside the USDA Agriculture Research Sciences Center in Parlier on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. About a dozen scientists and researchers have been let go at the center as a result of the ...

The Trump administration’s attack on farmers comes at a time when the agriculture industry faces multiple existential crises. For one, times are tight for farmers. In 2023, the median household income ...