Apr 17
According to DTN, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told lawmakers Thursday she wants Congress to increase the $30 billion annual limit on Agriculture Department spending under a line of credit at the Treasury Department through the Commodity Credit Corporation, a wholly owned government corporation Congress created in 1933 to provide aid to farmers when needed. Rollins …
Sep 26
In an interview with Farm Director KC Sheperd at the Ag Outlook Forum, Harrison Pittman, Director of the National Ag Law Center, discussed the financial uncertainty facing agricultural producers, focusing on federal payment systems, depleted funding, and key legal challenges. Emergency Payments and the CCC Funding Crisis A significant immediate concern is the funding for …
