Noah Wicks

The Trump administration is weighing major cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's budget, while also considering dissolving the agency's research arm and ending funding for climate, weather and ocean laboratories and institutes, according to a draft budget proposal.

Thousands of USDA employees are planning to leave the agency through a deferred resignation program that could challenge the department’s ability to fulfill critical functions such as food import and export inspections. According to one report, 16,000 USDA employees have opted for buyouts over two rounds. 

A federal judge has ordered the Agriculture Department to temporarily release nutrition program funding it was withholding from the state of Maines amid a dispute over transgender athlete policies.

The doomsday scenario for irrigators * Reconciliation has long road ahead * Farmworkers may get a break

The Agriculture Department is reviewing 15 of its programs amid ongoing Trump Administration scrutiny over spending, according to a list provided to Agri-Pulse on Thursday by Senate Ag Committee ranking member Amy Klobuchar's office.

Farmers and 401(k) holders are certainly breathing a sigh of relief after President Donald Trump paused his reciprocal tariffs. But two steep tariff increases on China in the last two days will still deal a huge blow to some ag sectors.

The science behind pesticide politics * What about China? * House Ag leaders unhappy with USDA buyouts

President Donald Trump says prospects of a deal with South Korea over new U.S. tariffs are “looking good,” as officials fanned out across Washington to tout potential dealmaking. 

When RFK Jr. joined the rebel alliance * Tariff talks begin * Where FDA is getting cut

Rainstorms that began Tuesday and, in some cases, lasted through Sunday have devastated communities across the Mid-South, who are dealing with flooded homes and fields.