OMAHA (DTN) -- President Donald Trump's proposed budget for USDA again calls for making a nearly 20% cut to discretionary programs the administration doesn't support. The top line for the president's budget released on Friday is a $1.5 trillion request for Defense spending, while proposing to cut about $660 billion in non-military spending across the federal government. For USDA, the budget requests $20.8 billion in discretionary budget authority for FY 2027, a $4.9 billion or 19% decline from 2026. The 92-page top-line budget plan released by the White House focuses as much on what the Trump administration opposes rather than what the administration supports. The proposal mentions "rural" 12 times across all departments and agencies but mentions "woke" 34 times and "New Green Scam" 21 times. Diversity, equity and inclusion "DEI" are also mentioned 26 times while "transgender" is mentioned 16 times. In the executive summary of the USDA budget, the Trump administration calls the ...