Climate Change
Under Trump, the Department of Agriculture Has Ditched Conservation and Climate Efforts
An Inside Climate News analysis found the department lost 21 percent of its workforce in 2025. Those cuts have thrown it into disarray.
Amanda Koehler has spent the past decade working to help young and first-time farmers gain access to land—the single biggest obstacle for people who aspire to grow crops or raise animals but can’t afford the soaring cost of acreage.
Under Trump, the Department of Agriculture Has Ditched Conservation and Climate Efforts