Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha joined 21 other states Monday in suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over an “unprecedented demand” for sensitive personal information of food assistance recipients.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture terminated the Regional Food Business Centers program, which provided grant funding to Kansas farms and businesses.

In doing so, the USDA is further scaling back its efforts to address a long history of discrimination against Black and other minority farmers. Instead, under the Trump administration, the government is declaring that it has done enough to respond to discrimination.

The US Department of Agriculture has named Raleigh as one of five new hubs, part of a plan to relocate federal workers from Washington, D.C. USDA

US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins unveiled plans for reorganization of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) after a review of the agency indicated a “bloated, expensive and unsustainable organization,

The United States Department of Agriculture, or USDA, will close down a major portion of its current headquarters in Washington, D.C., moving some of the staffers to Northern Colorado.

Twenty-one states, led by Attorney General Nick Brown, are suing the USDA for demanding personal data of SNAP recipients, claiming it breaches privacy laws and constitutional limits.

A Trump administration reorganization of the Department of Agriculture would eliminate U.S. Forest Service regional headquarters and significantly change or eliminate some agency functions.

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent As the Trump administration moves to eliminate key diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) protections at the U.S. Department of Agriculture,

Produce Perks supports more than 150 farms, markets and grocers in Ohio. Some are concerned about the future of the program after more than $5 million in USDA funding for the program was clawed back.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The federal government declared a natural disaster in 12 Nebraska counties on Tuesday because of drought. The designation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture means farmers in the affected counties could be eligible for emergency loans.