The NRCS was founded almost a century ago in response to the Dust Bowl. But it lost nearly a quarter of its staff nationally in 2025 after President Donald Trump’s sweeping cuts to the federal workforce, leaving many farmers with less access to environmental conservation practices.

The NRCS was founded almost a century ago in response to the Dust Bowl. But it lost nearly a quarter of its staff nationally in 2025 after President Donald Trump&rsquo;s sweeping cuts to the federal workforce, leaving many farmers with less access to environmental conservation practices.

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U.S. farmers lost conservation experts in Trump's federal cuts. Now they're hurting for help

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