Farmers seek balance in cuts at USDA

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1. Questions linger Farmers, especially small farmers and start ups are going into spring uncertain about funding following USDA funding freezes. Reporter John Molseed will share how this is impacting people in Southeast Minnesota in the Tuesday edition of the Post Bulletin. 2. March madness winds down, winds up As March Madness begins for college basketball, it winds down for high school sports. Four Section 1 teams will play in the boys baske…

Farmers seek balance in cuts at USDA

Farmers and ag groups continue to monitor ongoing cuts at the USDA as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the federal budget deficit.

Farmers criticize USDA funding freezes

Funding freezes by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under President Donald Trump could have a "generational" impact on vulnerable Illinois communities and are already causing financial hardships for farmers, a state House legislative committee was told in testimony Tuesday.

Funding freezes and staff cuts pull the rug out from under farmers

South Dakota surpassed 7 million acres enrolled in the Conservation Stewardship Program when Reed Petersek enrolled his Lyman County land in 2017. The program, administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, helps landowners build on existing conservation efforts and do more. (Courtesy of USDA-NRCS/Flickr)What happens in Washington, D.C., can oftentimes feel far away, disconnected from everyday life in the rest of the country. The U.…

AgweekTV Full Show: Arthur Companies wheat, federal funding freeze, Gillen calf carrier, careers in ag

This week on AgweekTV, we'll tell you about a new wheat breeding program started by a longtime North Dakota grain company. We'll take a look at how federal funding freezing are impacting farmers in our communities. Calving season can be a stressful time of year. We'll see how one company could ease that stress. And several businesses join forces to show students about the many career opportunities in ag. ]]>

Funding freeze threatens sustainable agriculture programs - Grid Magazine

Sustainable agriculture projects on 143 farms in the mid-Atlantic region have ground to a halt after a climate resiliency grant was paused by the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze. The Pennsylvania-based nonprofit Pasa is administering a $59 million United States Department of Agriculture grant to develop climate-smart practices and increase revenue streams to hundreds of farms across 15 states. But Pasa’s executive director, Hannah …