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News Articles: USDA

Customers shop for produce at a grocery store on Feb. 12, 2025 in Austin, Texas.

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  • Politics

Privacy advocates urge states not to comply with USDA requests for food stamp data

One payment processor has so far signaled to states that it intends to turn over data about millions of Americans to the federal government even as privacy groups warn that the request is illegal.

May 13, 2025
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By:
  • Jude Joffe-Block
People shop in a supermarket in New York City on Feb. 20, 2025.

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  • USPS

USDA, DOGE demand states hand over personal data about food stamp recipients

The Department of Agriculture is demanding sensitive data from states about more than 40 million food stamp recipients, as DOGE is amassing data for immigration enforcement.

May 09, 2025
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By:
  • Jude Joffe-Block and
  • Stephen Fowler
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025.

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  • Politics

USDA chief says agency is trying to fill key jobs after paying 15,000 to leave

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the department will consider bringing back some employees who took the government's deferred resignation offer.

May 07, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Samples of insects that agricultural specialists look for when inspecting flowers for harmful pests are seen at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on February 7, 2024.

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  • Politics

After paying people to leave, one federal agency is scrambling to fill positions

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has opened up 73 jobs to internal candidates. They include roles just vacated by people who are receiving full pay and benefits through September.

May 05, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
A U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters building is seen in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

Nearly 6,000 USDA workers fired by Trump ordered back to work for now

The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.

March 05, 2025
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  • Andrea Hsu
Close up of the "best by" date on a carton of eggs

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  • Food

Best by, use by, sell by? How confusion around grocery labels contributes to food waste

Around 30% of all food produced in the U.S. goes to waste. A new joint strategy from the USDA and the FDA is attempting to cut that number in half.

March 03, 2025
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By:
  • Chase McGee
Derek Copeland, who was recently fired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, holds a USDA work shirt near his residence in Opelika, Alabama. The Air Force veteran had worked as a dog trainer for the USDA.

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  • Politics

A military vet and a scientist were securing America's food system. Trump fired them

More than 10,000 federal employees who had yet to complete their probationary periods have been fired by the Trump administration, including those who work to protect American agriculture.

February 20, 2025
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  • Andrea Hsu
Farmer Gale Livingstone alongside volunteers Sydney Harris, Lewis Taylor, Emmani Phillips-Quigley and Jimi Palmer plant seeds at Deep Roots Farm in Upper Marlboro, Md.

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  • National

Black farmers among those left in limbo amid federal funding freeze

The federal government has historically discriminated against Black farmers. The recent funding halt from the Trump administration presents yet another hurdle to those who have spent decades fighting for equity in farming.

February 20, 2025
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  • Marisa Peñaloza
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it is taking steps to optimize its workforce and reduce its spending — but is now trying to rescind the firing of some employees.

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  • Politics

The USDA fired staffers working on bird flu. Now it's trying to reverse course

The USDA says "several" staffers working on the bird flu response were terminated over the weekend, and "we are working to swiftly rectify the situation and rescind those letters."

February 19, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Chicago - Circa April 2022: SNAP and EBT Accepted here sign. SNAP and Food Stamps provide nutrition benefits to supplement the budgets of disadvantaged families.

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  • News

What to know about food assistance following damage from recent hurricanes

People in communities damaged by recent hurricanes have an opportunity to get extra food assistance through adjustments made to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other temporary federal programs. But there are some hard deadlines to apply for help.

October 24, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
A sampling of some of the hundreds of ready-to-eat products affected by the BrucePac recall, according to the USDA.

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  • National

Millions of pounds of meat are being recalled. Here's what to look for in your fridge

Over 11 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry were recalled over listeria concerns, affecting salads, wraps, frozen meals and more from popular chains like Target, Trader Joe's and Walmart.

October 17, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
The USDA is asking consumers to throw away any potentially contaminated products, including the organic gluten-free chicken breast nuggets seen here. The affected products have a "best if used by" date of March 23, 2025.

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  • News

Perdue recalls 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken that may contain metal

The voluntary recall of frozen breaded chicken breast tenders and nuggets comes following multiple consumer complaints about metal wire found inside the products.

August 17, 2024
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By:
  • Rebecca Rosman
Kids at the Boys and Girls Club on Anthony Road in Macon get their second helpings of fresh fruit and vegetables through the Happy Helpings summer food program recently.

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  • Economy

Hungry Georgia kids now have another way to find meals this summer

A program of the US Department of Agriculture aimed at stemming child hunger during the summer school break has officially begun in Georgia.

June 26, 2024
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
A Bibb County summer camper gets free lunch from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Macon.

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  • Food

Georgia's opting out of a federal food program this summer. Here's what's available for kids in need

The so-called Summer EBT program is an extension of the Pandemic EBT program model, which had near-national enrollment and ended last year. 

June 04, 2024
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas

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  • Climate

The USDA's gardening zones shifted. This map shows you what's changed in vivid detail

There's a good chance your zone shifted when the USDA updated its plant hardiness map in 2023. Zoom in on what that means for your garden.

May 13, 2024
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  • Daniel Wood,
  • Connie Hanzhang Jin,
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