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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, January 01, 2025
In this opinion piece, Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., argues that farmers in the Southeast urgently need disaster aid to recover from hurricane damage, especially with the farm bill stalled in Congress.
Hurricane Milton, the fourth hurricane to strike Florida agriculture in 14 months, damaged citrus and other specialty crops as well as dairy operations and phosphate infrastructure.
The top Democrat on the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee is defending Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack's usage of the Commodity Credit Corp. account and says Congress should "absolutely not" impose new restrictions.
Senator Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., is urging USDA to take quicker action on debt relief programs for economically challenged farmers who have historically been discriminated against.
