The House GOP released its budget this week, calling for $10 billion in spending cuts to agricultural programs through the next ten years. However, Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report says the plan doesn’t necessarily say how to go about getting to that number. It does recommend reigning in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program spending by promoting “state flexibility,” but it doesn’t go …
Ag Trade Programs Affected by Proposed Budget Cuts
Many agricultural groups recently responded to the White House’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget, which slashed a variety of programs that many in agriculture depend on. And Steve Mercer, vice president of communications for U.S. Wheat Associates, explains what two of those programs are. Congress has the proposed USDA budget for next fiscal year, and thus he encourages producers to …
Georgia Cotton Commission Concerned with Budget Proposals
Many in agriculture have concerns with the Trump administration’s budget proposal for the fiscal year 2018, noting it includes major cuts to programs which would affect many producers. One of those concerned is Georgia Cotton Commission’s Richey Seaton. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Proposed Budget Has More Money for Farm Loans
We’ve heard how President Trump’s proposed budget means steep cuts for agriculture, but Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told a House Appropriations Subcommittee that the proposed 2018 fiscal year budget has more money in the pot for farm loans. But Perdue also knows the FY 2018 budget proposal calls for an estimated cut of 5,263 staff positions. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …
Top Senate Ag Democrat Releases Trump Budget Fact Sheet
A fact sheet released by the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Ranking Democrat highlights the expected impact of President Donald Trump’s proposed budget on agriculture. The fact sheet claims that President Trump is “turning his back on rural America.” Released by Senate Democrat Debbie Stabenow’s office, the fact sheet says cuts included in the proposal to crop insurance and the Supplemental Nutrition …