The surprise reorg announcement last week was a flash point at a hearing Thursday, where senators expressed displeasure about ...

The plan is not yet finalized and still subject to change, USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden repeatedly stressed to members ...

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden today vigorously defended the Trump administration’s proposal to reorganize the Agriculture Department at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing. “President ...

His bill would let huge corporate agricultural interests — like China-owned Smithfield Food — outcompete most small farmers.

With the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announcing a major reorganization plan, lawmakers met to grill Deputy ...

The closures are part of a broader reorganization effort at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which houses the U.S. Forest ...

The USDA, which oversees SNAP, first announced a plan to make states share benefit recipient data in a directive issued in ...

Kansas officials are pushing back against federal officials who are demanding the release of personal information for those ...

The USDA previously demanded state agency directors release personal information for SNAP applicants, recipients and members of their households.

Gimmie Jo Jansonius, USDA's State Director for Rural Development, said the office's programs remain ready to assist Kansans, despite concerns over cuts.