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Third Stimulus Package Boosts USDA Funds

Published March 26, 2020

The third stimulus bill includes an additional $9.5 billion in funding for USDA to support livestock and dairy producers, local food providers and specialty crop producers. There’s also a $14 billion boost in funding authority for USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation.…
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USDA Asked to Help Cattle Producers

Published March 23, 2020

Lawmakers are asking USDA to help cattle producers as the industry experiences a decline in commodity prices. One option being considered is a bill directing Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to use Commodity Credit Corporation funds to offset the losses cattle…
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MFP Gets Attention in Appropriations Subcommittee

Published March 13, 2020

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue came to Capitol Hill Thursday to participate in a Senate Agriculture Appropriations subcommittee hearing. North Dakota Senator John Hoeven, who chairs the subcommittee, praised the Market Facilitation Program and the support it provided farmers over the…
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Red Trail Energy Taps Into CO2 Market

Published March 12, 2020

Red Trail Energy is moving forward with plans to capture and store carbon dioxide. North Dakota Senator John Hoeven says the Richardton, North Dakota ethanol plant is expanding its market opportunities with this effort. "Red Trail will produce ethanol; capture…
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Brazil Beef Ban Lifted, Lawmakers Concerned

Published March 2, 2020

A bipartisan group of senators is upset with USDA’s decision to lift the ban on Brazilian beef imports. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, the lawmakers voiced concern over public health and animal health issues. The individuals signing…
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WHIP+ Approved for Sugarbeet Cooperatives

Published February 28, 2020

USDA approved the distribution of $285 million in disaster aid for six sugarbeet cooperatives across the United States, including American Crystal Sugar Company, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative and Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative. Those funds are for sugarbeet growers who experienced…
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