USDA Reorganization: Weakening Services to Farmers and Rural Communities
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USDA Reorganization: Weakening Services to Farmers and Rural Communities
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The provided texts discuss the controversial reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced by Secretary Brooke Rollins in July 2025.
This plan involves relocating a significant portion of the Washington D.C.-based staff to five regional hubs across the country, with the stated aim of bringing services closer to farmers.
However, critics, including the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and a former USDA official in Government Executive, express serious concerns that this reorganization, which has already seen a substantial reduction in USDA employees, will lead to further staff losses, decreased efficiency, and ultimately weaken the delivery of vital programs to farmers and rural communities.
POLITICO reports on the Senate Agriculture Committee's planned hearing with the Deputy Agriculture Secretary to address these concerns, highlighting the lack of prior consultation with Congress and the administration's view that departing federal employees should seek private sector jobs.