Source: Forrest Laws, SOUTHEAST FARM PRESS, 6/7/17


Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley has asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office to review how USDA’s Farm Service Agency is implementing the “actively engaged” provisions of the Agriculture Act of 2014. Grassley, who has authored numerous bills tightening the payment eligibility rules for farm programs, said he wants to know how many family and non-family members of farming operations are now receiving payments under the 2014 farm bill.

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