USDA to close hundreds of offices
USDA to close hundreds of offices
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled a plan Monday to overhaul and streamline the department's operations, an effort that will involve closing hundreds of USDA installations around the country.
Under the plan, known as the Blueprint for Stronger Service, the department will close 259 domestic offices, facilities and labs in the United States, and seven foreign offices.
They include the following closures:
The Farm Service Agency will consolidate 131 county offices in 32 states.
The Foreign Agricultural Service will close two country offices.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will close 15 offices in 11 states and five offices in foreign countries.
The Rural Development division will close 43 area and sub-offices in 17 states and U.S. territories.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service will close 24 soil survey offices in 21 states.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service will close five district offices in five states.
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This will cost so much more in the long run.
