Grist

Trump’s USDA tried to erase climate data. This lawsuit forced it back online.

The United States Department of Agriculture says it will restore climate-related information on its websites, following a lawsuit filed earlier this year by agriculture and environmental groups that ...
NPR

Democratic lawmakers press USDA for answers on sensitive data collection

Democratic lawmakers expressed "deep concern" about the U.S. Department of Agriculture's intent to collect the personal data of tens of millions of federal food assistance recipients and sent ...
Beyond Pesticides

USDA Monitoring Report Declares Pesticide Residues in Food Supply Safe, Despite Science to the Contrary

(Beyond Pesticides, January 21, 2026) The data in the annual U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) pesticide residue report, released earlier this month, continues to show a pattern of pesticide ...
LAist

USDA, DOGE demand CA and other states hand over personal data about food stamp recipients

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. The Department of Agriculture is ...
Reuters

How a US government shutdown would affect USDA data, nutrition programs and operations

WASHINGTON, September 30 - Market-sensitive commodity data reports released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and nutrition programs that feed millions of Americans could be vulnerable to ...