Closeup of United States Capital buildingBudget documents released on May 30 reveal the Trump administration requested $23 billion for the USDA in fiscal year 2026. This would be a $7 billion reduction from the current year.

The budget proposals outline billions in cuts to food, forest and conservation programs while increasing funding for the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative. The administration’s proposal would reduce nearly all of the department’s major initiatives. Programs targeted for elimination include the Source Water Protection Program, Dairy Business Inovation initiatives, direct loans for rural single-family housing, conservation technical assistance and the Rural Business-Cooperative Service.

The Farm Service Agency, which supports farm loans, conservation and disaster assistance, could see a $372 million reduction. The Natural Resources Conservation Service may shrink from $916 million to $112 million. The Forest Service could decrease from $16.8 billion to $4 billion while wildland fire management appropriations are transferred to the Interior to create a new U.S. Wildland Fire Service.

Cuts would also extend to the USDA’s research arm. The request would cut SNAP funding by more than half and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children would be reduced by nearly $300 million.

The House Appropriations Agriculture subcommittee is scheduled to meet on June 5 to mark up the Ag-FDA funding bill. The full House Appropriations Committee will consider the bill the week of June 9.

Read more about the administration’s budget proposal for the USDA here.