A federal freeze on certain USDA programs has held up billions of dollars for conservation and caused layoffs at a nonprofit in Iowa that supports soil and water quality.

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With the Trump administration halting funding for the USDA's conservation programs and firing thousands of employees, there is concern about what will happen to those programs, which farmers were depending on.