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Perdue says second tranche of Trump tariff payments is on its way Farmers can expect a cash injection of billions of dollars in Trump tariff payments later this month or in December, said Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday. “We hope that trade will supplant the need for aid… Continue reading
Consensus elusive for Senate reform of ‘national security’ tariffs Senate Finance chairman Chuck Grassley conceded one point this week: Steel and aluminum will be excluded from any reform of presidential power to impose tariffs based on national security interests. Even so, there is no agreement among senators on how… Continue reading
Farmers expect more Trump tariff payments in 2020 Although farmers and ranchers overwhelmingly believe they will emerge as winners from the Sino-U.S. trade war, they also expect the Trump administration will send them billions of dollars in trade-war payments on 2020 crops yet to be planted, according to a… Continue reading
Farmers support trade war despite their financial losses Farmers in three Midwestern states say the China-U.S. trade war is hitting them in the pocketbook, but they support President Trump’s policy of piling tariffs on the one-time top customer for U.S. agriculture exports, say Iowa State University researchers. Lawmakers… Continue reading
U.S. economy slows as corn and soy output soar, according to USDA projection With a return to normal weather, farmers will expand vastly their corn and soybean plantings next year — enough to produce their largest corn crop ever and the fourth-largest soybean crop, according to USDA’s agricultural projections…. Continue reading
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More students in jeopardy if USDA tightens SNAP rules Two weeks ago, the USDA said that up to 982,000 children would lose automatic access to free meals at school under its plan to tighten SNAP eligibility rules. Now a study by the Urban Institute says an additional 1.05 million… Continue reading
Backers aim for quick action on farm labor reform Dozens of farm groups stood with 44 lawmakers — one-tenth of the U.S. House membership — on Wednesday in support of bipartisan legislation to provide legal status to undocumented farmworkers and to modernize the H-2A agricultural guestworker program. Lead sponsor… Continue reading
USDA embraces hemp as a crop, but many hurdles remain for growers On Tuesday, the Department of Agriculture tempered optimism about hemp, a new, money-making crop for many farmers, with caution of obstacles for an emerging industry. Lawmakers agree on bill offering path to legal status for farm… Continue reading