Trump Administration Doubles Cost of Ag Safety Net

Minnesota farmers weigh ag policy from Trump, Harris camps

Tim Walz was picked as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate for many reasons — among them his rural roots, which Democrats hope will help ...

Food Banks Win in Trump Trade War - Stateline.org

Part of the farmer bailout includes a $1.4 billion program to buy surplus commodities affected by the trade tariffs and distribute them to food ...

Trump's budget puts safety-net programs in the crosshairs - CBS News

Among the programs that would face cuts are Medicaid, which provides medical insurance to low-income households, and the Supplemental Nutrition ...

Trump bailout | Food and Environment Reporting Network

When crop insurance indemnities and unemployment benefits are counted, the government sent $57.7 billion to farm operations and farm households in 2020, ...

Sonny Perdue gives some good news in his 2018 farm bill goals

The USDA has unveiled its legislative goals for agriculture policy under the Trump administration.

Conservation, not Consolidation (Take Action!) - OEFFA Policy

In it, we outlined how some folks on Capitol Hill want to use climate-smart agriculture funding to prop up commodity programs. Some lawmakers in ...

Trump Administration Accomplishments – The White House

Before the China Virus invaded our shores, we built the world's most prosperous economy. America gained 7 million new jobs – more than three times ...

5 takeaways from the House farm bill draft | Agriculture Dive

Lawmakers are split over food assistance and climate-smart agriculture proposals, although farm groups praised Republicans' efforts to boost ...

Farm Subsidies Ballooned Under Trump

Subsidy payments to farmers ballooned from just over $4 billion in 2017 to more than $20 billion in 2020 – driven largely by ad hoc programs.

Trump administration rolls out Farm Bill vision in Pa. - WHYY

To that end, the USDA is pushing for work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which used to be known as food ...

Comparing Regulatory Costs between Biden, Trump, and Obama

Unlike President Obama, who had virtually no deregulation in his first two years, President. Biden has already implemented several meaningful ...

Clinton and Trump: Where they stand on ag - Farm Progress

As the election nears, Penton Agriculture sought to engage the candidates in a discussion about agriculture, including their plans, potential farm bills, trade ...

Trump's Budget Proposal for FY2019 - Ohio AgriBusiness Association

It was tough for many to see the Trump administration propose a roughly 20 percent cut to discretionary spending at USDA, as well as a big ...

Federal judge strikes down Trump plan to slash food stamps for ...

A federal judge on Sunday formally struck down a Trump administration attempt to end food stamp benefits for nearly 700,000 unemployed ...

Trump Administration Moves to End Food Stamps for 3 Million People

The Trump administration moved to end food stamp benefits for 3.1 million people, the day after the president reached a deal with Democrats ...

Pandemic upends Trump's plans to shrink health care safety net

President Donald Trump has moved forcefully to push unprecedented limits on government health assistance for the poor.

How Four Years of Trump Reshaped Food and Farming | Civil Eats

policy changes over the last four years will have long-term impacts on the food system—from the farm economy to food access ...

Trump wants to slash food stamps and replace them with a 'Blue ...

Critics have mocked the comparison between the food stamp program, which delivers an average of $1.37 per meal, and the high-end meal kit, ...

Trump's food stamp cuts face hard sell - Morning Ag Clips

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's proposal to slash food stamps by a third will be a hard sell in Congress, even as Republicans have ...

Trump's mass deportation plans would be costly. Here's why - CNN

Trump has vowed to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. Experts say mass deportation is more complicated than campaign promises ...