Items Tagged with 'Nikki Gronli'

The vast reorganization announced last week by Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins received mostly negative reviews from current and former USDA employees, who said it would result in the loss of expertise and make it more difficult for farmers to connect with agency officials.

As thousands of employees depart USDA, one area hit particularly hard is the Rural Development mission, which facilitates financing for everything from housing, hospitals and processing plants, to biofuel infrastructure and electric cooperatives.