Efforts to keep agricultural pests and diseases out of the U.S. Legislation was passed by Congress that gives funding to add more agricultural inspectors.
A letter sent to the Senate and House Budget Committee’s last week urges lawmakers to protect crop insurance from further cuts. The letter, signed by 58 farm organizations, tells lawmakers an overreliance on savings from the agriculture community in the future will significantly undermine rural economies that have faced an estimated 54 percent decline in net farm income from 2013 to 2015...
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