USDA to Resume Farmer Aid Programs During Shutdown

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said the USDA will begin resuming some programs on Thursday despite the government shutdown that has frozen agricultural support services across the U.S.

In a post on X, Rollins said the USDA will re-open county offices and resume Farm Service Agency core operations, including critical services for farm loan processing, ARC/PLC payments and other programs. This represents over $3 billion in assistance that farmers counted on in their business planning decisions, Rollins said.

“(Trump) is standing up for our farmers while Democrats obstruct. Special thanks to our great USDA employees who continue to work without pay to serve our farmers and ranchers,” Rollins said in her posts.