Illinois lost more Farm Service Agency staff in 2025 than any other state, according to a June report. Those losses followed federal cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and various sub-agencies under the department’s umbrella. The data, published by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition — a group of grassroots organizations that advocate for sustainable […]
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