Staff reductions at USDA will have lasting impacts

A former administrator at the USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service says reductions in USDA staff puts U.S. agriculture at an increased risk for pests and disease. Kevin Shea says about 1,350 full time employees at APHIS have decided to take the latest buyout from the Trump administration and many of those are in Plant […]

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