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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, September 01, 2024
As lawmakers inch toward a Friday deadline and stare a shutdown square in the face, USDA has issued guidance to its employees on what happens if a deal to fund the government can’t be struck.
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue has made official his picks to serve as Farm Service Agency committee members across the country, adding former farm group leaders in several states.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2017 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has announced the appointment of state directors for the Farm Service Agency and for USDA's Rural Development programs.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2017 - If the Agricultural Risk Coverage-County level (ARC-CO) program is to be a viable option in the next farm bill, major farm organizations and commodity groups are convinced that the widely used program – developed as part of the 2014 farm bill - needs to be fixed.
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2017 - Senate agricultural appropriators will seek to reinstate the under secretary for rural development position eliminated by USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue.
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2017 The Agriculture Department’s decision to freeze most new enrollments in the Conservation Reserve Program puts new focus on the squeeze the program is going through heading into its fourth decade.
