This is a crazy story. Department of Agriculture is asking employees to volunteer to fill critical positions that were left vacant after mass firings.
The department is still planning to reduce staff and cannot guarantee that any staff that comply will not be fired.
#departmentofagriculture
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/07/usda-asks-employees-transfer-critical-vacancies-suggests-more-cuts-coming/406763/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/259380/ NI Climate Change Act: MLAs voted to accidentally tie their own hands – now they’re going to do what they hate: take unpopular decisions #ClimateBill #ClimateChange #DemocraticUnionistParty #DepartmentForInfrastructure #DepartmentOfAgriculture #EdwinPoots #Environment&RuralAffairs(DAERA) #LoughNeagh #MichelleO'Neill #NorthernIreland #SamMcBride #SinnFein #TheExecutiveOffice #UK #UnitedKingdom

Avian influenza tops list of concerns for Minnesota turkey industry – Agweek https://www.byteseu.com/845266/ #Amy #AvianInfluenza #DepartmentOfAgriculture #Government #HPAI #klobuchar #MinnesotaSenators #SenatorAmyKlobuchar #TinaSmith #Turkey #TurkeyIndustry

GONE! Because you don't want to give away taxpayer MONEY to build #CommunitySpace and #EmergencyShelters, do we?!!

Press Release from #USDA

USDA Rural Development Awards $2 Million to Town of Hollis for New Town Hall and Community Center

Sep 18, 2024 - "U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Maine State Director Rhiannon Hampson today announced a Community Facilities grant of $2M for the Town of Hollis. The York County town will use the grant towards the construction of a new town hall and community center."

https://www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/news-release/usda-rural-development-awards-2-million-town-hollis-new-municipal-building
#Censorship #DepartmentOfAgriculture #USDA #Grants

#Transphobic #DressCode Prompted #Turmoil in #Texas #DepartmentOfAgriculture, #Emails Show

The Texas agency’s #policy may be ripe for a #lawsuit.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.texasobserver.org/sid-miller-transphobic-dress-code-emails/

#Trump is considering putting #SidMiller in charge of the #DepartmentOfAgriculture despite his long history of incendiary statements, including but not limited to: Calling #HillaryClinton a c--t during the #2016election campaign; lamenting that #TexasRepublicans who won #elections this year "slipped the noose" by defeating primary challenges; and standing by supporter #TedNugent after he labeled former #PresidentObama a "subhuman mongrel."

#RepublicansAreTheProblem

https://www.rawstory.com/sid-miller-2667756791-2667756791

#Texas #agriculture #commissioner makes #Texas #DepartmentofAgriculture a #hostileworkplace under #TitleVII as he issues #Transphobic #dresscode for #employees.

The #Transphobic policy comes as #LGBTQ+ #advocates are fighting a #Genocide pushed by #hateful #RepublicanParty politicians across the country.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Texas #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://19thnews.org/2023/04/texas-agriculture-commissioner-issues-anti-transgender-dress-code-for-employees/

#Texas #DepartmentOfAgriculture institutes #transphobic #dresscode.

An April 17 #memorandum from #AgCommissioner #SidMiller states that the Department welcomes “#Westernwear” but requires #employees to dress according to “#biologicalgender.”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Texas #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.texasobserver.org/sid-miller-department-agriculture-dress-code-transgender/