Ag Economist Says Proposed Budget Guts USDA - Brownfield Ag News

USDA, NTIA Receive Budget Cuts in Fiscal Year 2026

WASHINGTON, June 3, 2025 – The Trump administration followed through on threats to reduce federal spending on broadband initiatives, releasing the full text of its fiscal year 2026 budget proposal on Friday that would impose steep cuts to programs meant to expand high-speed internet access and digital skills.The federal government’s proposed FY26 budget would make major cuts in funding to the National Telecommunications and Information Administr…

Ag economist says proposed budget guts USDA - Brownfield Ag News

An ag economist calls proposed cuts outlined in the Trump administration’s 2026 USDA budget irresponsible.  American Enterprise Institute’s director of agricultural policy studies Vince Smith tells Brownfield gutting agriculture research is a prime example. “The long run consequences in terms of productivity, in terms of long-term global food production, and more local U.S. production are likely to be devastating,” […] The post Ag economist says…

USDA faces massive staffing losses, proposed budget

SALEM, Ohio — More than 15,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture employees have left their jobs since March, part of a sweeping reorganization plan that remains stalled by a court challenge. The reduction in force comes amid nearly $7 billion in proposed budget reductions for the department unveiled by President Donald Trump’s administration on May 30. Framed in the budget summary as a push to “safeguard our country from fiscal ruin,” the budget pl…