A coalition of 123 state and national ag groups is asking the U.S. Senate to address USDA staffing shortages in the 2027 funding bill. Carson Fort with the American Soybean Association says more than 20,000 employees left the department in the first six months of 2025. “That included roughly a quarter of NRCS staff and a quarter of FSA […]
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