Inside the USDA, staffers struggle with Trump’s funding freeze
USDA lifts Trump freeze on some funding owed to farmers, vast majority remains on hold
USDA says it will release $20 million of frozen farmer funds
DOGE cancels Topeka lease for empty USDA office that was 'a huge waste of money'
After DOGE canceled a lease for USDA's Risk Management Agency regional office in Topeka, the building owner called it an example of government waste.

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USDA suspends its HBCU scholarship program
USDA scholarship for students at historically Black colleges suspended
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USDA axes vital HBCU scholarship program amid controversy
Roy Wood Jr. reacts to USDA accidentally firing employees working on bird flu, then trying to rehire them
Comedians and GOP Rep. Mike Lawler join Roy Wood Jr. and react to the news that the US Department of Agriculture is trying to revoke termination letters it sent to workers supporting the bird flu response.
USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers
The blanket firing of Department of Agriculture scientists has thrown a host of climate science and crop projects into chaos.
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USDA layoffs leave research, along with chickens, cows and bison, in the lurch
The USDA National Centers for Animal Health in Ames is at the forefront of livestock research, foreign disease diagnostics and vaccine regulation in the U.S. It’s also feeling the impact of dozens of layoffs associated with the Trump administration’s purge of federal workers.
USDA launches Title IX compliance review into UMaine, threatens to withhold funding
The United States Department of Agriculture is launching a compliance review of the University of Maine, for Title IX violations.