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“USDA is still in discussions with GSA concerning the viability of continuing that lease or if the services provided out of that office can be performed in a more suitable location,” Rollins wrote.

Rasmussen said that the Canadian equivalent to the USDA, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, continues to test both retail and tank milk and has not found any positives in the country.

Officials with the USDA, which oversees the Forest Service, said they do not yet have information about how many acres in each forest will be affected.

According to the USDA, the vast majority — 74% or over 22 million — were from battery cages this year.

The USDA’s program began doling out grants to states and tribal governments in 2022, in an attempt to decentralize and diversify food supply chains after the strain of the pandemic.