The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an about face on Thursday with regard to how it will consider farmer applications for loans and programs, moving forward. Specifically, the agency ...

The USDA will reopen some 2,100 Farm Service Agency offices nationwide Oct. 23 to issue assistance checks to farmers, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said. The offices were closed by the ...

WASHINGTON >> Farm loan employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency will now need approval from billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to issue loans ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HENDERSONVILLE - Even as farmers recover from record flooding sustained during Tropical Storm Helene, the Trump administration has ...

USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce (USDA photo) USDA's Farm Service Agency saw a wave of departures from last year's deferred resignation program. Groups ...

The Trump administration is moving forward with distributing commodity program payments due to farmers this month and also plans to “resume Farm Service Agency core operations,” Agriculture Secretary ...

WASHINGTON (WCSC) - President Donald Trump appointed a fifth-generation South Carolina farmer to lead the state’s Farm Service Agency. W.R. “Cody” Simpson III will serve as the state executive ...

WALLA WALLA – Farmers in Columbia County may have trouble accessing programs through the U.S. Department of Agriculture locally when the USDA’s Dayton service center closes under federal cost-cutting ...

The Trump administration has provided over $30 billion in assistance to farmers nationwide since January 2025. Tennessee farmers received millions in aid through programs for emergency commodities, ...

WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - Farm loan employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency will now need approval from billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency ...