{"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: Conservation Staff Losses Will Further Undermine Services to Farmers and Ranchers\u00a0","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"h66T3ShjTj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/usda-staffing-crisis-conservation-staff-losses-will-further-undermine-services-to-farmers-and-ranchers\/\">USDA Staffing Crisis: Conservation Staff Losses Will Further Undermine Services to Farmers and Ranchers\u00a0<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/usda-staffing-crisis-conservation-staff-losses-will-further-undermine-services-to-farmers-and-ranchers\/embed\/#?secret=h66T3ShjTj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;USDA Staffing Crisis: Conservation Staff Losses Will Further Undermine Services to Farmers and Ranchers\u00a0&#8221; &#8212; National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition\" data-secret=\"h66T3ShjTj\" 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":"USDA is facing a proposed reorganization that, if implemented, would deepen the staffing crisis already set in motion by past efforts to dismantle key divisions, including the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), which has already lost nearly one in four employees this year. The NSAC warns that without immediate action to reverse staffing losses and preserve experienced personnel, farmers will face long wait times, disrupted services, and reduced access to vital technical and financial support during a time of growing environmental and economic challenges.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/27859571993_32f27d2b89_z.jpg","thumbnail_width":640,"thumbnail_height":425}