President Donald Trump sent his fiscal year 2027 budget request to Congress on Friday. In theory, the request will serve as the basis for Congressional appropriations. But during last year’s process, Congress broke with the White House in several areas, including agriculture conservation funding.

Friday’s request calls USDA a “bloated” bureaucracy with programs that are “irrelevant to supporting an America First agricultural policy.” In total, it requests $20.8 billion in discretionary budget authority for 2027, a $4.9 billion decrease from the 2026 congressionally enacted levels.

The biggest investment in the USDA included in the request is $50 million for the agency’s reorganization plan. A key part of the plan involves moving USDA employees out of Washington, D.C., to regional hubs across the country. While the administration argues this will better reach rural communities and farmers, much of the feedback to the plan has focused on concerns it will result in further staffing cuts.

Many of the programs suggested for cuts were also included in last year’s budget request. The latest proposal suggests cutting $240 million from the McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program, a foreign aid program. Under the State Department section of the budget request, it asks for $1.2 billion in cuts to Food for Peace, another foreign food aid program.

Members of Congress from farm country have fought to preserve funding for these programs, which provide a market for excess commodities.

The budget request also includes $510 million in cuts to the National Institute of Food and Agriculture Formula Grants, $82 million from the Rural Business Service, and $659 million from Community Facilities Grant Earmarks.

The White House budget asks Congress to cut funding for the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) by $61 million, which houses the National Organic Program and other initiatives to boost markets for commodities and specialty crops.