White House Budget Looks to Cut Nearly $7 Billion from USDA

By Ryan Hanrahan

Politico’s Grace Yarrow reported that “the Trump administration is requesting $23 billion for USDA for fiscal 2026, a cut of nearly $7 billion from the current year, according to budget documents released late Friday.”

“The proposal follows President Donald Trump’s release earlier this month of his ‘skinny budget,’ which outlined proposals for billions of dollars in cuts to food, forest and conservation programs and increased funding for the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ initiative,” Yarrow reported. “This more detailed release signals the spending priorities of the White House, which may not be fully embraced by Congress.”

E&E News Marc Heller reported that “presidential budget requests typically don’t go very far in Congress, where lawmakers are less likely to embrace the most far-reaching spending reductions. But the Trump request reflects the administration’s priorities and offers some hints about planned agency reorganizations.”