Big boost for USDA in Senate budget proposal
The budget plan unveiled by Senate Democrats on Monday would increase USDA spending by $135 billion over a decade, equal to a 9-percent increase from pre-pandemic levels. The money would be directed to projects ranging from child nutrition to clean energy and climate mitigation, said a memo …
Coronavirus pay raise proposed for farmworkers
Farmworkers would gain a $13-an-hour hazardous-duty pay raise and 10 days of paid sick leave under a bill filed by six Democratic senators on Tuesday. The bill also would provide grants to farmers and ranchers eligible so they can pay the higher wages and purchase hand washing stations and …
Senate Democrats slam inequities in Trump tariff payments
The Trump administration should immediately reform its multibillion-dollar trade-war bailout for farmers and ranchers so money flows to the producers who are hurt the most and aid is focused on family-sized farms, said Senate Democrats on Tuesday. In a 12-page report, Senators said the …