USDA plans major SNAP benefits reform to redirect nutrition funding toward healthier, American-grown foods as part of effort to reduce chronic disease.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans Wednesday to revamp the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, calling the current system “out

On November 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it is making $7 million in payments available to advanced biofuel producers nationwide through its Advanced Biofuel Payment Program,

USDA says anticipated trade aid could be announced the first week of December, but ag economists are split on whether payments would provide relief or worsen lingering risks such as high input costs and market distortions.

FSA county offices will begin accepting SDRP Stage Two applications on Nov. 24, 2025. Producers have until April 30, 2026, to apply for both Stage One and Stage Two assistance. Stage One, first announced in July, remains available to producers who received crop-insurance or NAP indemnities for eligible 2023 and 2024 losses.

USDA will deliver $16 billion in disaster assistance through two stages of the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program for 2023-2024 crop losses.

Seth Meyer, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief economist since 2021, will leave the agency to work for the University of Missouri's food and agricultural policy institute, the university said on Tuesday.

Illinois AG Kwame Raoul, with 21 others, sued the USDA to protect immigrant eligibility for SNAP benefits, challenging guidance that may strip support from refugees and asylum-seekers.