On Monday, President Biden released his fiscal year 2025 budget for the federal government. The budget asks for a 7.4% increase in funding for “discretionary” activities at USDA, trailing only the Department of Energy’s 7.5% boost among cabinet-level agencies. The Environmental Protection Agency also would see a large increase of 8.4%, leading non-cabinet agencies.
Biden’s USDA budget request includes $7.7 billion to fully fund the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), a major point of contention in recent budget battles. It would increase…
