USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers | WIRED

The purge could also indirectly hit farmers in red states, who are the main beneficiaries of proposals such as EQIP. "It was necessary research to preserve our agricultural lands and fight climate change," says one ARS employee who was fired last week after serving more than two years of their three-year-long probation. "Compared to the rest of the government, ARS is tiny," they say. "But we were able to get a lot done with relatively little money."…

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