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Union Station and the Kansas City skyline are lit on Feb. 01, 2021 in Kansas City, Mo. In June 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced its plan to move two of its research agencies out of Washington, D.C., to the Kansas City area. Rather than m

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USDA Research Agencies 'Decimated' By Forced Move. Undoing The Damage Won't Be Easy

12:13pm February 02, 2021

by Frank Morris

When the Trump administration moved two of the Agriculture Department's research agencies to Kansas City, many of the experienced employees left. Fixing this will be tricky for President Biden.

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Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, shown here on Capitol Hill in April, announced last month that most staff from two USDA research agencies were being relocated to the Kansas City region.

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Scientists Desert USDA As Agency Relocates To Kansas City Area

11:49am July 17, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The mandatory move imposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on most of the workers at two vital research agencies has been criticized as a "blatant attack on science."

President Trump listens to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue during a signing ceremony. The USDA wants to move two vital research agencies out of Washington D.C.

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Critics Say USDA Plan To Move Federal Agencies Could Hurt Research Vital For Farmers

9:42am May 18, 2019

by Frank Morris

A plan to move USDA research groups out of Washington, D.C. has towns clamoring for high-paying jobs. But critics say it's part of an effort to gut objective research and cut jobs at the two agencies.

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