This story was originally published by Grist with the headline The USDA announced the cancellation of $148M in ‘woke’ grants.

Discover how U.S. agricultural trade supported $362.4 billion in economic activity and over 1 million jobs in 2023. Explore ...

The department says it will relocate more than half of its Washington, D.C., staff to five hubs around the country, as well ...

In her first six months, Donald Trump’s second agriculture secretary has altered the course of the U.S. Department of ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will move thousands of employees out of the nation’s capital in a reorganization the ...

At Classic: Farmers debate trade, USDA staffing, biofuel policy 03/05/25 6:05 AM By Oliver Ward, Philip Brasher, and Lydia Johnson Corn Congress at 2025 Commodity Classic (Agri-Pulse photo) ...

Economists began detailing the fallout of a potential shutdown. GDP growth would fall by 0.15 percentage points “for each week it lasted,” Alec Phillips, an economist for Goldman Sachs, wrote ...

While researchers agree food security is important, they say scrutiny of foreign collaboration could hurt U.S. innovation.

Given the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) broad reach, its proposed cuts would likely have the biggest immediate impact on farmers and eaters. The agency is proposing a $6.7 billion cut in ...

While USDA reports cover a wide variety of commodities, their impact tends to be greatest in two kinds of markets. One is in markets like corn or soybeans that have a lot of liquidity and a lot of ...

The 2025 Program will feature a presentation on the outlook for agricultural markets and trade by USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer, a plenary panel of distinguished guest speakers, and 30 breakout ...