Source: Chuck Abbott, SUCCESSFUL FARMING, 6/21/21


President Biden chose former Rep. Xochitl Torres Small of New Mexico to serve as agriculture undersecretary for rural development, overseeing a portfolio of $43 billion in housing, utilities, and business and industry programs. Congress overrode a Trump-era reorganization of USDA to re-create the Senate-confirmed post in 2018. “Rural Development plays an essential role in so many programs that help small towns and rural areas thrive...

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