76% of USDA Employees Say They Won’t Move to Kansas City

76% of USDA Employees Say They Won’t Move to Kansas City

(NAFB.com)  – More than three-quarters of USDA researchers affected by planned agency relocations say they do not intend to move, according to a survey conducted by a federal employee union, raising concerns about staffing losses and disruptions to agricultural research programs. The American Federation of Government Employees Local 3403 said 76% of surveyed employees at the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agricultur…

Forced USDA Relocation Threatens Oregon Economy & Agricultural Research

AFGE Local 3403, the federal union representing researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is warning that a forced relocation of two critical agencies will trigger a massive “brain drain” that directly threatens the economic health of Oregon’s agricultural sector. On April 23, 2026, the USDA issued formal notices to relocate the Economic Research