{"id":19471,"date":"2025-08-27T10:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calcanstaging.kinsta.cloud\/?p=19471"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:48:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:48:04","slug":"usda-staffing-crisis-mass-departures-undermine-local-ag-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calclimateag.org\/es\/usda-staffing-crisis-mass-departures-undermine-local-ag-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Crisis de personal en el USDA: Los despidos masivos socavan el apoyo a la agricultura local"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El 24 de julio de 2025, la Secretaria de Agricultura de EE.UU., Brooke Rollins, public\u00f3<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/sm-1078-015.pdf\">&nbsp;una nota (SM-1078-015<\/a>) en el que se describe la reorganizaci\u00f3n prevista del personal del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA). Este plan de reorganizaci\u00f3n se redact\u00f3&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/comment-without-input-from-farmers-and-experts-usda-reorganization-would-close-offices-and-lead-to-staff-reductions\/\">sin consultar a los agricultores ni a otras partes interesadas<\/a>. Aunque el plan de reorganizaci\u00f3n no incluye directamente los despidos previstos ni las reducciones de plantilla (RIF), el USDA ya ha perdido al menos 18.000 empleados desde enero de 2025. Si la reorganizaci\u00f3n avanza seg\u00fan lo previsto, es probable que provoque la p\u00e9rdida de miles de empleados m\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tras el r\u00e1pido rechazo bipartidista a la reorganizaci\u00f3n propuesta, el USDA abri\u00f3 una oportunidad improvisada y no oficial de comentarios p\u00fablicos. La Coalici\u00f3n Nacional para la Agricultura Sostenible (NSAC) anima a organizaciones y particulares a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-usda\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/08\/01\/usda-opens-public-comment-period-department-reorganization-plan\">enviar sus comentarios, preguntas y preocupaciones<\/a>&nbsp;sobre la reorganizaci\u00f3n al USDA en&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:reorganization@usda.gov\">reorganization@usda.gov<\/a> antes del 31 de agosto de 2025.<em> (Nota del editor: El USDA ampli\u00f3 por segunda vez el periodo de comentarios en respuesta a las protestas de legisladores y agricultores. <strong>Ahora es el 30 de septiembre de 2025.<\/strong>)<\/em> La NSAC tambi\u00e9n expresa su preocupaci\u00f3n por el hecho de que no se haya dado formalmente la oportunidad de formular observaciones p\u00fablicas a trav\u00e9s del Registro Federal, como es pr\u00e1ctica habitual en propuestas de este alcance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La dedicaci\u00f3n del personal del USDA permite al Departamento cumplir su misi\u00f3n de servir a los agricultores y otras partes interesadas. Por desgracia, la historia reciente muestra que las p\u00e9rdidas de personal&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/when-usda-cuts-staff-farmers-pay-the-price-lessons-from-the-ers-and-nifa-relocations\/\">reducir y retrasar directamente los servicios del USDA a las partes interesadas<\/a>. Cuando USDA&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/not-relocation-but-demolition-ers-nifa\/\">reubic\u00f3 las oficinas del Servicio de Investigaci\u00f3n Econ\u00f3mica (ERS) y del Instituto Nacional de Alimentaci\u00f3n y Agricultura (NIFA) en 2019<\/a>, Las agencias perdieron m\u00e1s de la mitad de su personal. Seg\u00fan el&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-23-104709#:~:text=ERS's%20and%20NIFA's%20workforce%20size,took%20longer%20to%20process%20grants.\">Oficina de Responsabilidad Gubernamental (GAO)<\/a>, Estas p\u00e9rdidas de personal redujeron a la mitad el n\u00famero de informes y art\u00edculos generados por el personal del ERS, provocaron la p\u00e9rdida o el retraso de varios informes industriales vitales y provocaron retrasos y suspensiones de varios programas de subvenciones y pagos. Ha&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/when-usda-cuts-staff-farmers-pay-the-price-lessons-from-the-ers-and-nifa-relocations\/#:~:text=Lost%20Experience%20and%20Institutional%20Knowledge\">Las agencias han tardado a\u00f1os en reconstruir su capacidad<\/a>&nbsp;e intentar reemplazar los conocimientos institucionales perdidos necesarios para servir a la agricultura estadounidense y a las partes interesadas. El USDA debe evitar repetir los problemas de estas anteriores interrupciones de personal y agravar a\u00fan m\u00e1s la crisis de personal ya existente en la agencia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Este es el primer art\u00edculo de una serie que analiza la p\u00e9rdida de personal del USDA desde enero de 2025 y las repercusiones previstas de la reorganizaci\u00f3n propuesta del USDA en las distintas \u00e1reas tem\u00e1ticas. Esta entrada prepara el terreno examinando las p\u00e9rdidas globales de personal del departamento y las p\u00e9rdidas experimentadas por cada estado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>El personal del USDA trabaja en sus comunidades<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, la plantilla del USDA ha rondado los 100.000 empleados. En septiembre de 2024, la&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedscope.opm.gov\/\">Oficina de Gesti\u00f3n de Personal (OPM)<\/a>&nbsp;inform\u00f3 de que el USDA ten\u00eda 98.473 empleados. A lo largo de las administraciones republicanas y dem\u00f3cratas, los niveles de personal del USDA se han mantenido bastante constantes -George W. Bush supervis\u00f3 la mayor plantilla del departamento, mientras que Obama la recort\u00f3- hasta que la administraci\u00f3n Trump rompi\u00f3 bruscamente con el precedente al presidir los recientes recortes pronunciados. La primera administraci\u00f3n Trump vio un m\u00ednimo hist\u00f3rico en la dotaci\u00f3n de personal de todo el USDA en septiembre de 2019 tras la&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/when-usda-cuts-staff-farmers-pay-the-price-lessons-from-the-ers-and-nifa-relocations\/\">Traslado de la ERS y la NIFA de Washington DC a Kansas City, MO.<\/a>. Aunque la plantilla se recuper\u00f3 ligeramente durante el gobierno de Biden, se mantuvo por debajo de los niveles habituales, y el departamento ha tenido poco tiempo para reconstruir el conocimiento institucional perdido y las relaciones con las partes interesadas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Figura 1: Plantilla del USDA<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXd-JfZDze3Y3Lz-NIGESVujvDOfktkcN_M2RffmPH4GAXLCUJbeX3reh2lad2D57FRqwjJMROxdDMWfyADjfkTosr5QVgCkOuPOUQncodpYP3TR08M49DzrXgbz9giHvmeajSY3?key=B46eTDrLMNo3ngEsN8d6bw\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Datos de la\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedscope.opm.gov\/\">Oficina de Gesti\u00f3n de Personal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-green-color has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-16f01f2634b831db20d2260fecb46765\">El personal del USDA trabaja en todos los estados y territorios de EE.UU., como muestra el gr\u00e1fico 2.&nbsp;<strong>S\u00f3lo aproximadamente el 4,6% de los empleados del USDA est\u00e1n ubicados en la regi\u00f3n de la capital<\/strong>, El Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentaci\u00f3n, junto con el resto del personal del departamento repartido por todo el pa\u00eds, trabaja en estrecha colaboraci\u00f3n con agricultores, ganaderos y otras partes interesadas.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mientras que el&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/sm-1078-015.pdf\">nota de reorganizaci\u00f3n<\/a>&nbsp;afirma que las grandes interrupciones est\u00e1n justificadas para acercar \u201cel USDA a sus clientes\u201d, la realidad es que la inmensa mayor\u00eda del personal del USDA ya vive y trabaja fuera de la regi\u00f3n de la capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Figura 2: Personal del USDA por Estado<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe height=\"486\" style=\"width: 0px; border: none; min-width: 50% !important; height: 508px;\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-Td8NK\" title=\"Personal del USDA (septiembre de 2024)\" spellcheck=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/Td8NK\/2\/\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" aria-label=\"Para enriquecer las interacciones del lector de pantalla, active la Accesibilidad en la configuraci\u00f3n de la extensi\u00f3n de Grammarly\" data-external=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Otros 1.063 empleados del USDA trabajan en todo Estados Unidos, pero la OPM suprimi\u00f3 su ubicaci\u00f3n para proteger la privacidad de los empleados; 794 empleados del USDA trabajan en territorios estadounidenses y 336 fuera de Estados Unidos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>El personal del USDA ya ha sido reducido<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El USDA ya ha perdido al menos 18.000 empleados desde enero de 2025. M\u00e1s de&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/05\/07\/nx-s1-5389922\/usda-deferred-resignation-federal-workers-brooke-rollins\">15.000 empleados del USDA abandonaron el departamento a trav\u00e9s del llamado Programa de Dimisi\u00f3n Diferida (PRD) del DOGE.<\/a>. El PRD ofrec\u00eda a los empleados federales permisos administrativos totalmente remunerados hasta septiembre de 2025 si renunciaban voluntariamente a sus puestos. Aproximadamente 3.876 empleados del USDA aceptaron la oferta de la primera ronda del DRP del DOGE, y otros 11.298 empleados del USDA dimitieron en la segunda ronda del DRP. Muchos de estos empleados han&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/workforce\/2025\/07\/usda-asks-employees-transfer-critical-vacancies-suggests-more-cuts-coming\/406763\/#:~:text=USDA%20lost%20around%2016%2C000%20total,at%20the%20end%20of%20September.\">a\u00f1os de experiencia<\/a>&nbsp;y&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/05\/03\/nx-s1-5384961\/usda-deferred-resignation-federal-workers-aphis\">experiencia insustituible<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adem\u00e1s del personal que ha dimitido a trav\u00e9s del PRD, aproximadamente 2.827 funcionarios del USDA se separaron del Departamento entre enero y marzo de 2025,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/data\/datasets\/\">seg\u00fan la OPM<\/a>. Estas separaciones incluyen empleados que renunciaron, experimentaron una \u201creducci\u00f3n de personal\u201d, se jubilaron (anticipadamente, voluntariamente o por incapacidad), fueron despedidos debido a un nombramiento o contrato expirado, transferidos, o tuvieron alguna otra separaci\u00f3n del departamento. La antig\u00fcedad media de los empleados separados es de m\u00e1s de 12,4 a\u00f1os, y 38% de los empleados separados tienen m\u00e1s de diez a\u00f1os de servicio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Todas las agencias del USDA han sufrido dimisiones y ceses de personal. Algunos se han visto especialmente afectados, como la Oficina de Asociaciones y Participaci\u00f3n P\u00fablica (OPPE), que ha perdido 53% de su personal por DRP y separaciones, Desarrollo Rural, que ha perdido 36% de su personal, y el Servicio de Conservaci\u00f3n de Recursos Naturales (NRCS), que ha perdido 22% de su personal. Las razones de estas disparidades no se comprenden del todo. En futuras entradas de esta serie se analizar\u00e1n m\u00e1s a fondo estas p\u00e9rdidas y repercusiones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Las p\u00e9rdidas de personal est\u00e1n en sus comunidades<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-green-color has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4f2046812cc5db7cf6af08d187b95943\"><em>A pesar de afirmar que da prioridad al servicio de los agricultores y que \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.morningagclips.com\/secretary-rollins-announces-usda-reorganization\/\">acercar la USDA a sus clientes<\/a>\u201d,<strong>&nbsp;94% de los empleados del USDA que dimitieron se encontraban fuera de Washington, DC.<\/strong>&nbsp;Todos los estados y territorios perdieron personal del USDA durante el PRD, como muestra el mapa siguiente, y todos los estados excepto tres (Hawai, Oreg\u00f3n y California) sufrieron la dimisi\u00f3n de m\u00e1s de 10% de su personal del USDA.<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Figura 3: P\u00e9rdidas de personal del USDA por Estado<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe style=\"width: 0px; border: none; min-width: 50% !important; height: 508px;\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-VAPbP\" title=\"Porcentaje de personal de la USDA que acept\u00f3 el PRD\" spellcheck=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/VAPbP\/2\/\" scrolling=\"yes\" aria-label=\"Para enriquecer las interacciones del lector de pantalla, active la Accesibilidad en la configuraci\u00f3n de la extensi\u00f3n de Grammarly\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Otros 73 funcionarios del USDA en territorios de EE.UU. tambi\u00e9n aceptaron el Programa de Dimisi\u00f3n Aplazada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Como las dimisiones,&nbsp;<strong>94% de las separaciones entre enero y marzo de 2025 se produjeron fuera de Washington, DC<\/strong>. Entre enero y marzo de 2025 se separ\u00f3 personal del USDA en todos los estados y territorios de EE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>La reorganizaci\u00f3n socavar\u00e1 a\u00fan m\u00e1s los servicios del USDA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El personal del USDA son servidores p\u00fablicos dedicados que apoyan a los agricultores, ganaderos y comunidades rurales de Estados Unidos. Trabajan en todos los estados y territorios y aportan su experiencia y energ\u00eda para hacer frente a algunos de los mayores desaf\u00edos de Estados Unidos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Desde enero de 2025, el USDA ya ha perdido al menos 18.000 empleados. Estas p\u00e9rdidas de personal se traducen en una menor capacidad para atender a los agricultores y las comunidades rurales. Las principales p\u00e9rdidas de personal experimentadas durante la anterior reubicaci\u00f3n de ERS y NIFA&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/when-usda-cuts-staff-farmers-pay-the-price-lessons-from-the-ers-and-nifa-relocations\/\">provoc\u00f3 directamente una p\u00e9rdida de productividad y un mal servicio a las partes interesadas<\/a>. Esas agencias perdieron a su personal m\u00e1s experimentado y tardaron a\u00f1os en reconstruir su capacidad interna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El USDA ya sufre una crisis de personal que se traduce en&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nofa.org\/2025\/05\/17\/into-the-fray-nofa-mobilizes-as-a-plaintiff-in-federal-lawsuits\/\">tiempos de espera m\u00e1s largos para los agricultores y recortes generalizados en los programas al servicio de la agricultura estadounidense.<\/a>. La reorganizaci\u00f3n del USDA devastar\u00e1 a\u00fan m\u00e1s la plantilla del departamento y su capacidad para cumplir su misi\u00f3n de servir a los agricultores y a las comunidades rurales. La Secretaria de Agricultura Brooke Rollins ha dicho que espera&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/farmpolicynews.illinois.edu\/2025\/07\/usda-relocation-plan-raises-service-staff-disruption-concerns\/\">entre 50-70% del personal del USDA para aceptar la reubicaci\u00f3n<\/a>&nbsp;requeridos por la reorganizaci\u00f3n, lo que indica que miles de funcionarios experimentados y conocedores pueden optar pronto por abandonar el Departamento, socavando a\u00fan m\u00e1s la capacidad del USDA para prestar servicios vitales a las partes interesadas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading at-title\">Act\u00faa: \u00a1Granjeros! 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