Investigating USDA cuts — Journalists, citizens explore how to make news better

About this episode

The episode discusses potential USDA staffing cuts and their impact on farmers, along with a Civics Arkansas session that connects news consumers and makers.

On today's show, we learn that potential cuts in USDA staffing could lead to more issues for farmers in Arkansas and beyond. Plus, we hear that a recent Civics Arkansas session brought news consumers and news makers together. We also take a trip to the Pryor Center archives.

Topics covered

• USDA cuts
• farming issues
• Civics Arkansas
• news consumers
• news makers
• Pryor Center archives

Keywords

• USDA
• Arkansas
• farming
• Civics Arkansas
• news
• Pryor Center

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USDA, Civics Arkansas, Pryor Center

Places: Arkansas

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