U.S. Department of Agriculture

USDA Research Agencies 'Decimated' By Forced Move. Undoing The Damage Won't Be Easy

Frank Morris

When the Trump administration moved two of the Agriculture Department's research agencies to Kansas City, many of the experienced employees left. Fixing this will be tricky for President Biden.

USDA says the change will encourage private investment in rural communities.

Agriculture

To Entice More Rural Investment, USDA Proposes Changes To Loan Programs

Amy Mayer

The United States Department of Agriculture is seeking public comment on changes that it says will make getting loans for major projects easier for...

Students at Wright Elementary School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, can try cinnamon, hot sauce and other toppings from the new Flavor Bar.

Food

Kids Have Been Chowing Down On Healthier School Meals But Adults May Change The Rules

Amy Mayer

After the day’s meals are done on a recent Tuesday, Gilbert Community Schools director of food service Deb Purcell shuffles through a stack of papers....

Agriculture

Some States Would Gain, Others Lose Under Proposed Changes to SNAP

Amy Mayer

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed three changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) this year. They affect the…

Agriculture

Critics Of Relocating USDA Research Agencies Point To Brain Drain

Frank Morris

More than 250 employees have quit, and others are expected to follow suit before the Sept. 30 deadline for reporting to work in the Kansas City area. Critics of the move say research will suffer.

Agriculture

USDA: Probe Launched Over Beef Pricing After Kansas Fire

Associated Press

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue said Wednesday his department has launched an investigation to determine whether there have been unfair beef…

Agriculture

Even With More Acres Planted Than Expected, The Ag Outlook Isn't Great

Amy Mayer

A monthly report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture assessing the global supply and demand of key crops had mixed messages for Midwest farmers…

The USDA wants to move two of its agencies from Washington, D.C. to Kansas City.

Agriculture

USDA Inspector General: Moving Research Offices From DC To KC Isn't Quite Legal

Amy Mayer

Critics of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to move two of its research agencies from Washington, D.C., to the Kansas City area got more...

A tractor idled in a field that was too wet to farm in central Illinois this spring.

Agriculture

Who Is (And Isn't) Representing America's Farmers In Congress

Madelyn Beck

The USDA’s 2017 Ag Census recently revealed which congressional districts represent the most farm producers. It’s little surprise that the Midwest and...

Federal officials have picked Kansas City as the next location for offices, and scores of high-end jobs, that perform research for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The work would shift to the Midwest from Washington, D.C.

Government

Federal Farm Research Offices Set To Move From D.C. To Kansas City

Frank Morris

(This story was updated at 5:15 p.m.) The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans Thursday to move headquarters of two large research agencies...