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In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says moving the agency west to Utah will put its chief and operations leaders closer to the land they manage.
The choice of Utah has raised eyebrows among conservationists because its leaders have long pushed for selling federal land.
There also isn't a lot of forest there compared to, say, West Coast states where the administration is closing regional offices and scientific research stations.
It's not clear if this will face legal challenges.
During the first Trump administration, the White House tried to move the Bureau of Land Management headquarters to Grand Junction, Colorado, which was mostly reversed under President Biden.
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It can cost around $3 a meal for a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the funding freeze in a letter posted on X claiming the Trump administration has uncovered massive fraud in Minnesota.
It's not clear what she meant by that, but the letter noted the years-long benefits fraud scandal there that's already seen more than 60 people convicted.
USDA is demanding justification before it restarts payments, $129 million in all.
The move comes as a judge has temporarily blocked a much larger funding freeze, $10 billion in cash aid, child care, and other social services to Minnesota and four other Democratic-led states.
The Trump administration has alleged rampant fraud in all those states without providing evidence.
Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
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