Current and former USDA employees are bashing the department’s reorganization plans, saying it will lead to massive departures, loss of expertise and diminished services. “It's about whether the next small business owner in a town with no other lender gets a chance at all. Other speakers addressed plans to relocate employees at the Economic Research Service, Forest Service, National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the Food and Nutrition Administration to new offices. Brazil produces 24% of the world’s sugar, followed by India at 16%, according to the USDA. — Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig on rising cancer rates in Iowa, which ranks second in the nation for cancer incidence.