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The life and times of “The People’s Department.”

GRAPHIC: Very few farmers are millennials. Of those, the vast majority are white.

07.20.2021
Mary Hennigan
GRAPHIC: Americans spent less money on food during the pandemic
07.12.2021
by Amanda Pérez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America
What will happen to USDA’s loan forgiveness for BIPOC farmers?
06.18.2021
by Lela Nargi
Some states are ending their Covid-19 emergency declarations. For many, SNAP payments will drop dramatically.
06.15.2021
by H. Claire Brown
GRAPHIC: Acres in federal conservation program have decreased steadily in past decade
06.14.2021
by Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest
Food banks welcome $1 billion investment by USDA
06.11.2021
by Zachary Smith
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack hit the road in rural Georgia to talk about historic debt relief for Black farmers. The audience was skeptical.
05.24.2021
by Neesha Powell-Twagirumukiza
Vilsack confirms that USDA research arms will not return to Washington, D.C.
04.29.2021
by Jessica Fu
The Senate appears poised to pass a bipartisan bill to help farmers sell carbon credits. Not everyone is happy.
04.27.2021
by H. Claire Brown
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