Stephen Vaden

With the launch of this new dashboard, folks in rural financing can finally get a handle on where the money is flowing. It’s a game changer.

USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden said the reorganization of more than half of the current USDA staff in the Washington, D.C., area to five regional hubs across the country will be finished by 2026.

USDA’s Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden, like many others in farm country, is focused on high input costs and how to get those numbers more manageable.

The National Association of Farmer Elected Committees said FSA offices "are critically understaffed," yet USDA officials have publicly denied those concerns.

The nomination of Stephen Vaden to be the next USDA Deputy Secretary is advancing to the full Senate this week, amid turbulent times at the department over trade, staffing and budget cuts, and spending freezes.  Former USDA General Counsel in the first Trump term and a US Court of International Trade judge, Vaden faced tough questions from Democrats at his recent confirmation hearing.  But the Ten