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Congressional Tax Plans Jeopardize the Farm Safety Net, CBO Analysis Says

2017-11-14 18:48:13| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-554-1600 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON Amidst the steepest drop in farm profitability in a generation, U.S. Congressional leadership is proposing tax reform legislation that would jeopardize all funding for farm bill commodity safety net programs. The two tax bills being considered in both the U.S. Senate and […]

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2017-11-13 01:07:40| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Is it possible to calculate the net economic effect of a social security safety net?

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President Trumps Budget is an Assault on the Farm Safety Net and Rural Communities, NFU Says

2017-05-23 17:23:40| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON President Donald J. Trump issued a detailed fiscal year 2018 federal budget proposal today, recommending drastic cuts to agricultural and rural related agencies and programs. The proposal would cut Farm Bill programs by nearly $230 billion and slash the U.S. Department of […]

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Safety Net Payments Will Provide Needed Assistance to Farm Country, NFU Says

2016-10-04 23:35:26| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (October 4, 2016) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today it would be making more than $7 billion in safety net payments to many of the 1.7 million farms enrolled in either the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage […]

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