USDA, Congress bicker over farm size threshold for payouts
Farm/food bill architects in Congress say that proposed USDA rule would cut out payments to small-acreage farmers by ignoring 'statement of intent' that accompanied law. But USDA says Congress debated provision that would have aggregated acreage to qualify for payments but removed it to save $34 million over five years.
CQ 2008-08-13
Categories: Farm/Food Bill, Federal Agencies & Regulators, GOVERNMENT, POLITICS
Index: Charles E. Grassley, Ed Schafer, farm bill, farm/food bill, Keith Williams, PL 110-246, Richard G. Lugar, Saxby Chambliss, small farmers, Tom Harkin, USDA