There's a cost to farmers/animal health/food safety that comes with USDA losses in capacity.
"In Minnesota, USDA lost 21% of its 1,800 employees between fiscal year 2025 and 2026" www.startribune.com/usda-workers...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture already has taken the hardest hit among federal workforce cuts since Trump took office. Now, it will lose more.
