Ag Secretary defends federal farm payments for trade disruption, Covid

September 4, 2020 Carol Kuster State News 0

A new U.S.D.A. estimate indicates federal payments will account for 36% of farm income this year, as the agency spends at least $37 billion dollars extra to make up for losses in the ag economy. During a news conference on a farm near Radcliffe, Iowa, yesterday, U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue was asked if that […]