2020 budget

House Passes Ag Appropriations in Minibus Spending Bill, President May Veto
House Passes Ag Appropriations in Minibus Spending Bill, President May Veto
House Passes Ag Appropriations in Minibus Spending Bill, President May Veto
As quickly as the House passed on party-line votes, its versions of the Fiscal Year 2020 spending bills for federal agencies, including USDA, the White House said ‘no.’  The bills, lumped together in so-called ‘minibusses’ that include a $ 24 billion USDA spending bill, are laden with policy riders the White House says the President can’t accept.  Among them, spending bans for US...
Newhouse: Adequately Funding USDA A Top Priority
Newhouse: Adequately Funding USDA A Top Priority
Newhouse: Adequately Funding USDA A Top Priority
Conservation and Ag groups took to Washington D.C. this week, asking that the conservation programs in the 2018 Farm Bill be fully funded.  This comes as talks of cuts to the USDA budget, perhaps up to 5%, continue to loom.  Representative Dan Newhouse said while many questions remain about the details of the President’s proposed 2020 budget, he says the Ag community can’t move backwards when it c
Additional Trump Budget Documents Show Extensive USDA ERS Cuts
Additional Trump Budget Documents Show Extensive USDA ERS Cuts
Additional Trump Budget Documents Show Extensive USDA ERS Cuts
New documents detailing President Trump’s budget request show significant cuts to the Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. The White House released the rest of its fiscal year 2020 budget proposal this week, and cited savings on salaries in the Economic Research Service as a way to cut spending, according to the Hagstrom Report.   A ...
NFU: President Budget Proposal Neglects Needs Of Farmers
NFU: President Budget Proposal Neglects Needs Of Farmers
NFU: President Budget Proposal Neglects Needs Of Farmers
On Monday, the Trump Administration rolled out a proposed 2020 fiscal year budget, which calls for cuts to federal agencies, including the USDA, in order to increasing funding for the President’s border wall.  National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson said the proposal continues a disturbing trend of neglecting the welfare of farm families nationwide.   “...