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Job cuts at federal soil conservation agency has farmers worried

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Eva Tesfaye
Published July 7, 2026 at 3:57 PM CDT

Farmers are fighting cuts to a federal agency that's been helping them improve their soil since the 1930s.

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Eva Tesfaye is a 2020 Kroc Fellow. She started in October 2020 and will spend the year rotating through different parts of NPR.