Source: FARM POLICY NEWS, UNIV. OF ILLINOIS, 3/12/19


The executive branch released its Federal budget proposal this week.  Like previous Trump administration budget outlines in 2017, and last year, Monday’s framework sought cuts to U.S. Department of Agriculture programs.  Today’s update highlights recent news reports that discuss some of the specific items contained in the President’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget request. Wall Street Journal writer Jesse Newman reported on Monday that, “A Trump administration proposal to cut Agriculture Department funding by 15% drew consternationfrom growers and ranchers who are struggling through a multiyear slump in the U.S. farm economy.

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