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Wednesday, April 02, 2025
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.
Lawmakers return from their long Easter recess with the House GOP potentially facing continued turmoil amid a packed pre-election schedule that would appear to leave dwindling chances for passing a new farm bill.
A partial shutdown of the government, including USDA, is looming as a possibility yet again as lawmakers struggle to agree on a deal to fund departments and agencies for the rest of the fiscal year that started Oct. 1.
Congressional leaders announced agreement Sunday on a new stopgap funding bill that would keep the government funded until March 1 for some departments and agencies, including USDA, and to March 8 for the rest.
The Biden administration is voicing dissatisfaction with two House spending bills teed up for action this week, criticizing drastic budget cuts and legislative riders targeting the administration’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
