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The Trump administration doesn't want to release agency reorganization plans, arguing the disclosure is unnecessary. Meanwhile, some agencies have dropped layoff plans, a court has been told.

The Labor Department issued a citation carrying a $16,500 penalty to Keystone Foods for failing to protect its employees from “fire and explosion hazards” at its poultry plant in Camilla, Georgia.

The U.S. Forest Service has reached 99% of its firefighter hiring goal ahead of what is predicted to be an above-average summer fire season.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Tuesday rolled out a plan aimed at improving the agency’s response to foodborne illness that includes the launch of a new food safety laboratory in the Midwest.

Ice cream makers are removing artificial food dyes from their products by 2028.  The International Dairy Foods Association is leading the voluntary effort with dozens of ice cream makers who represent 90% of the ice cream sold to food retailers and grocery stores.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be at USDA today for what’s being billed as a “major announcement.” He’ll be joined by Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins, FDA Commissioner Martin Makary, and Michael Dykes, president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association.

Senate Republicans face a critical test of their loyalty to President Donald Trump as they head toward debate on a $9.4 billion package of funding cuts to foreign assistance and public broadcasting that the White House is asking Congress to affirm. Also this week, the Trump administration could clear the way for new duties on Mexican tomatoes. 

The Justice Department is suing the state of California over egg price increases it claims are partially fueled by the state’s animal welfare standards.

The Senate will start moving its fiscal 2026 spending bills, including the Agriculture bill that funds USDA and FDA. The ag bill won’t attempt to move Food for Peace to USDA, as originally proposed in the House. But you can expect report language calling for an evaluation to determine the best home for the program once housed at USAID. 

Trump administration officials met with farm leaders at the White House Wednesday, according to a summary of the meeting provided by the White House.