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In the coming months, Congress will map out how it’ll spend upwards of $500 billion on food and farm programs over the next five years.The massive piece…
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For a Democrat running in bright-red Missouri, the 2018 election will be quite the challenge. Today, we speak with Sen. Claire McCaskill about a new…
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President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture, former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, testified in a confirmation hearing before...
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As President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, goes in front of the Senate, it bucks a recent trend…
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At a stressful time for U.S. farmers, the government’s efforts at calming the agricultural waters took center stage Thursday, when the heads of the U.S.…
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President-elect Donald Trump plans to pick former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to lead the Agriculture Department, a transition official and a source close…
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And then there was Agriculture.Agriculture Secretary is the only post in President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet without a nominee, mystifying many in…
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This year will be another tight one for farmers, at least if the federal government’s predictions are correct.Farm income will sink to its lowest point…
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The Farm Bill enacted earlier this year was supposed to save taxpayers money, in part by reducing subsidy payments to farmers. But a massive drop in…
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Setting the course for almost a trillion dollars of government spending, the 2014 Farm Bill attracted hundreds of companies eager to find their slice of…
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Recently, Harvest Public Media took a look at the new Farm Bill, and what they found might surprise you.On Monday's Up to Date, we discuss how little…
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When U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow announced passage of the Farm Bill in February, she echoed a refrain from a car commercial.“This is not your father’s Farm…