{"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: A Year of Losses and the Road Ahead","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mB1bf6C7Qa\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/usda-staffing-crisis-a-year-of-losses-and-the-road-ahead\/\">USDA Staffing Crisis: A Year of Losses and the Road Ahead<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/usda-staffing-crisis-a-year-of-losses-and-the-road-ahead\/embed\/#?secret=mB1bf6C7Qa\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;USDA Staffing Crisis: A Year of Losses and the Road Ahead&#8221; &#8212; National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition\" data-secret=\"mB1bf6C7Qa\" 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":"The post wraps up NSAC's multi-part series documenting unprecedented staffing losses at USDA in 2025. Nearly 18,000 employees departed amid buyouts and separations, severely weakening the department\u2019s ability to deliver conservation, farm loan, food safety, research, and rural development services just as farmers face mounting economic and climate pressures. A sweeping reorganization plan and a fall government shutdown further exposed and intensified these vulnerabilities, disrupting services nationwide.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/land-o-lakes-inc-5vVjIErxZlo-unsplash-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1707}