Source: Keith Good, FARM POLICY NEWS, UNIV. OF ILLINOIS, 4/3/19


On Tuesday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture held a hearing titled, “The Rural Economy.”  Today’s updates provides a brief recap of some of the issues that were discussed at the Subcommittee meeting. In his opening remarks, Subcommittee Chairman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D., Ga.) pointed out that, “This discussion comes at a critical time for our farmers, ranchers, producers, and rural communities. Recent natural disasters across the country – including hurricanes and tornados in my home state of Georgia and unprecedented flooding in Nebraska, the home state of our Distinguished Ranking Member [Jeff Fortenberry (R., Neb.)] – have created stress and uncertainty, on top of impacts from the ongoing tariff situation.”

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