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Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries
1 month ago

Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary, the last of his picks to lead executive agencies and another choice from within his established circle of advisers and allies. Rollins would succeed Tom Vilsack, President Joe Biden’s agriculture secretary who oversees the sprawling agency that controls …

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Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries
1 month ago

Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries

LA Times  

Brooke Rollins, shown at Donald Trump’s campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27, was chosen to be the next secretary of Agriculture. President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary, the last of his picks to lead executive agencies and another choice from within his established circle …

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Wheat, corn recover after slide; soy hits 2020 low
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Wheat, corn recover after slide; soy hits 2020 low

Live Mint  

By Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, July 9 - Chicago wheat and corn futures ticked higher on Tuesday after sharp declines on Monday, while most-active soybean futures closed at their lowest point in nearly four years, as expectations of ample supplies from northern hemisphere harvests hung over the market. Rains from Hurricane Beryl are expected to provide beneficial moisture across the U.S. …

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Farmers of color sue government for promised federal aid
2 years ago

Farmers of color sue government for promised federal aid

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — The federal government has illegally broken a promise to pay off the debts of a group of Black farmers, according to a class-action lawsuit. The federal government settled a lawsuit in 1999 filed by Black farmers and paid more than $2.4 billion, but court filings later acknowledged there were persistent problems in the USDA farm loan …

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Feral hog control: 8 years, some progress, $2.5B damage/year
2 years ago

Feral hog control: 8 years, some progress, $2.5B damage/year

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Eight years into a U.S. program to control damage from feral pigs, the invasive animals with big appetites and snouts that uproot anything that smells good are still a multibillion-dollar plague on farmers, wildlife and the environment. The Texas population overall has been “fairly stable” at roughly 3 million since 2011, said Mike Bodenchuk, state director for …

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USDA head: US farmers to help if Ukraine exports threatened
2 years, 10 months ago

USDA head: US farmers to help if Ukraine exports threatened

The Independent  

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Iowa farmers assess losses after storm flattened cornfields
4 years, 4 months ago

Iowa farmers assess losses after storm flattened cornfields

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Farmers across a wide swath of Iowa are dealing with the heartbreaking aftermath of a rare wind storm that turned what was looking like a record corn crop into deep losses for many. The storm, known as a derecho, slammed the Midwest with straight line winds of up to 100 miles per hour on Monday, gaining …

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