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    U.S. Department of Agriculture

    U.S. Department of Agriculture is an executive department of the federal government. It promotes agricultural trade and production, protects natural resources and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally. Its Food and Nutrition Service runs the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

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    Secretary of Agriculture
    Brooke Rollins

    Leadership

    Brooke Rollins, Secretary of Agriculture. Brooke Rollins has served as the 33rd United States Secretary of Agriculture since 2025.

    Key facts

    Annual budget
    US$ 213 billion (2024)source
    Share of budget for nutrition assistance
    Approximately 71%source
    SNAP reach
    over 40 million low-income and homeless people each monthsource
    Secretary sworn in
    February 13, 2025source

    WYDE coverage of U.S. Department of Agriculture

    WYDE Newsroom has published 16 articles about U.S. Department of Agriculture, from Mar 14, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026. U.S. Department of Agriculture is the regulator in 14 stories and the subject of 2 stories. The most recent is USDA Farm to School Grants Hit a Record $47 Million in 2026 as It Adds $50 Million for School Kitchens.

    Food Policy

    USDA Farm to School Grants Hit a Record $47 Million in 2026 as It Adds $50 Million for School Kitchens

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture added more than $27 million in Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grants on Oct. 30, bringing 2026 to 149 projects, and made another $50 million available for cafeteria equipment such as cold storage and stoves.

    Nov 4, 2026 · 3 min read · Subject of the story

    Food Policy

    More Than Half of Virginia Families With Children Are Food Insecure, a New State Survey Finds

    After the federal government ended its 30-year hunger report, Virginia commissioned its own survey and found 51% of families with children food insecure, up from the 42% the final USDA report recorded.

    Sep 22, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator

    Food Policy

    SNAP Enrollment Falls by More Than 4 Million as the Program's Biggest Overhaul in Decades Takes Hold

    Preliminary USDA data shows food stamp participation dropped from 42 million to 37 million people between last July and April, more than 1 million children lost benefits across 19 states, and the costliest changes do not arrive until October.

    Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read · Regulator

    WYDE Weekly

    Visa built stablecoin rails, Wyoming set a giving record, and the EAT Card hit the App Store. Over 60,000 meals.

    WYDE Weekly: Visa's stablecoin platform, DTCC's first live tokenized trades, the Senate's unanimous no-pardon vote on SBF, WyoGives' record $6.46 million, Lilly's $100 billion endowment, and the EAT Card iOS launch.

    Jul 18, 2026 · 6 min read · Regulator

    Food Policy

    Rhode Island's Delegation Asks USDA to Replace 16 Canceled Food Bank Shipments

    Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representatives Gabe Amo and Seth Magaziner asked the USDA to replace 16 canceled bonus food shipments worth about 673,080 pounds of food for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank.

    Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator

    Healthcare

    A New Executive Order Pushes Regenerative Agriculture and Chemical-Exposure Research

    President Trump's order directs USDA, HHS, and EPA to expand regenerative farming and study cumulative chemical exposures in the food supply, part of the Make America Healthy Again agenda.

    Jul 2, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator

    Food Policy

    States Could Owe $9 Billion for SNAP as the Error-Rate Cost Shift Nears

    New USDA data puts the national SNAP payment error rate at 10.62 percent, and one estimate says states could owe about $9 billion once the One Big Beautiful Bill's cost shift begins in 2027.

    Jul 2, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator

    WYDE Weekly

    Big Tech moved $1.5B into giving. A judge saved SNAP. Roubini went onchain. 58,300 meals.

    WYDE Weekly: Intercept's $500M fund, Evan Spiegel's $550M medical-debt erase, the US $800M WFP pledge, Project Pangea, and the EAT Card beta.

    Jun 27, 2026 · 6 min read · Regulator

    Food Policy

    Federal Judge Strikes Down USDA SNAP Food Restrictions in Five States

    A federal court struck down USDA approvals of SNAP food restriction waivers in Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, Tennessee, and West Virginia, ruling the agency exceeded its authority in Aragon v. Rollins.

    Jun 24, 2026 · 3 min read · Regulator

    Food Policy

    House Hearing to Test USDA's SNAP Fraud Claims as Benefit Rolls Shrink

    A House subcommittee will examine the USDA's SNAP fraud crackdown on June 25, weighing the agency's claim of roughly $3 billion in fraud against analysts who question the methodology, after more than 3.5 million people left the program.

    Jun 23, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator

    Food Policy

    Food Banks Lose Federal Truckloads as Demand Sets New Records

    The Houston Food Bank reported 48 canceled federal food truckloads this week as Minnesota food shelves hit record demand and states scramble to fill the gap.

    Jun 23, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator

    WYDE Weekly

    BitMart. Hunger Network. EAT Street Team. Card. 33,000 meals.

    The week Impact Summer started, $EAT held the line, and the Card got a date.

    May 1, 2026 · 6 min read · Regulator

    Food Policy

    USDA Renames and Relocates SNAP, Flags 14,000 Recipients Driving Luxury Cars in One State

    USDA renamed and relocated SNAP and the Food and Nutrition Service to five regional hubs as Secretary Rollins flagged 14,000 SNAP recipients in one state driving luxury vehicles.

    May 1, 2026 · 3 min read · Subject of the story

    Food Policy

    The Perfect Storm: Hormuz Closes, Fertilizer Spikes 77%, SNAP Shrinks, and Food Banks Are Already at Capacity

    Strait of Hormuz closure drives urea prices up 77% as US farmers enter planting season, SNAP feeds 4 million fewer people, and food banks hit record demand nationwide.

    Mar 14, 2026 · 4 min read · Regulator

    Food Policy

    SNAP Recipients Sue USDA Over Food Restriction Waivers in 22 States

    House Agriculture Committee advances Farm Bill 34-17 without reversing $187 billion in SNAP cuts as food insecurity affects 47.9 million Americans.

    Mar 14, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator

    Food Policy

    Farm Bill Advances Without Reversing Largest SNAP Cuts in History

    House Agriculture Committee advances Farm Bill 34-17 without reversing $187 billion in SNAP cuts as food insecurity affects 47.9 million Americans.

    Mar 14, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator

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