More cuts could be coming to the agency that helps farmers protect the environment

Natural Resources Conservation Service offices are one of the main ways that farmers get direct help from the USDA. A new round of cuts to NRCS state-level staff could be coming in the USDA's next fiscal budget.

By: Eva Tesfaye, WWNO

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: June 22, 2026

Words: 1,219

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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NEW ORLEANS — River Queen Greens, as the name suggests, lies just outside of the levee blocking the Mississippi River, a 20-minute drive from downtown New Orleans. The farm produces certified naturally grown vegetables to sell to local restaurants and at farmers markets.

But summer is the farm’s off-season, which means it’s time for cover crops. One of the fields has already grown a lush crop of sunflowers that reach shoulder height.

“We get a …

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