{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition","provider_url":"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net","author_name":"Rebecca Schewe","author_url":"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/author\/rschewe\/","title":"USDA Staffing Crisis: Legal Oversight Cuts Undermine Fairness and Accountability","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"K77KAVLcvL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/usda-staffing-crisis-legal-oversight-cuts-undermine-fairness-and-accountability\/\">USDA Staffing Crisis: Legal Oversight Cuts Undermine Fairness and Accountability<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/usda-staffing-crisis-legal-oversight-cuts-undermine-fairness-and-accountability\/embed\/#?secret=K77KAVLcvL\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;USDA Staffing Crisis: Legal Oversight Cuts Undermine Fairness and Accountability&#8221; &#8212; National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition\" data-secret=\"K77KAVLcvL\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"In 2025, key USDA legal and oversight offices, including the National Appeals Division, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of the General Counsel, and Office of the Inspector General, have suffered severe staff losses that undermine fairness, accountability, and transparency across the Department. NSAC's latest post warns that USDA\u2019s planned reorganization will worsen the crisis and urges immediate restoration of staffing and meaningful stakeholder input to protect farmers\u2019 rights and public trust.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/adam-michael-szuscik-zu-eJEhMFEU-unsplash1-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1440}