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    January 22, 2019
    Farm Service Agency to reopen for more services: All FSA staff recalled to work as shutdown continues
    WASHINGTON — Farm Service Agency offices nationwide will reopen Jan. 24 despite the ongoing government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture...
    business/agricultureJanuary 22, 2019 - 4:13pm
    January 8, 2019
    U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Michelle Rook / Forum News Service
    Shutdown stalls Trump farm bailout created in response to trade war
    WASHINGTON - The government shutdown has stalled President Donald Trump's program to send billions of dollars to farmers hurt by the trade war...
    business/agricultureJanuary 8, 2019 - 6:00pm
    December 20, 2018
    Sen. John Hoeven, left, R-N.D., and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue talked with Forum News Service representatives on March 9. Purdue says getting President Trump to sign the farm bill was contingent on plans from the USDA to tighten SNAP regulations. Dave Samson / Forum News Service
    USDA moves forward on tightening SNAP work requirements
    WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to move ahead with new restrictions for able-bodied adults without dependents on the...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 20, 2018 - 3:29pm
    The Trump administration has proposed moving some departments at the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of Washington, D.C. Michelle Rook / Forum News Service
    New bill seeks to halt move of USDA agencies
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic members of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture introduced legislation Thursday, Dec. 20,...
    news/government-and-politicsDecember 20, 2018 - 3:18pm
    October 25, 2018
    U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, right, shakes hands with South Dakota Department of Agriculture Interim Secretary Dustin Oedekoven prior to an ethanol roundtable Thursday at the Poet ethanol plant near Chancellor. (Marcus Traxler / Republic)
    On SD visit, Perdue sings praises of E15 rule change
    CHANCELLOR — Fresh off the announcement of loosening restrictions on E15 ethanol blends, South Dakota farmers and agriculture advocates...
    business/agricultureOctober 25, 2018 - 10:28pm
    October 22, 2018
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture has received 136 proposals for moving the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture out of Washington. Michelle Rook/Agweek
    USDA receives 136 proposals to move U.S. Department of Ag divisions
    WASHINGTON — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says 136 groups in 35 states have expressed interest in becoming the new home of the...
    business/agricultureOctober 22, 2018 - 6:51pm
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    AgweekTV: Elevator Embezzlement in Minnesota
    Manager alleged to have stolen $2 million from co-op grain elevator in Ashby, Minn. Watch the full episode of AgweekTV on Agweek.com Get the...
    newsSeptember 22, 2018 - 8:30am
    September 2, 2018
    U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Michelle Rook / Forum News Service
    Soybean farmers to get $3.6 billion initially from USDA trade package
    WASHINGTON — Producers who have raised soybeans, wheat, corn, sorghum, cotton, pork and dairy found out on Aug. 27 how much of the $12...
    business/agricultureSeptember 2, 2018 - 2:52pm
    September 1, 2018
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    AgweekTV: ND Woman Turns 113!
    The oldest North Dakotan, may be oldest farmer in America. Watch the full episode of AgweekTV on Agweek.com Get the latest agri-weather outlook...
    newsSeptember 1, 2018 - 8:30am
    August 27, 2018
    U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Michelle Rook / Agweek
    Soybean farmers to get $3.6 billion initially from USDA trade package
    WASHINGTON — Soybean farmers will receive the majority of the initial payments set aside for assistance to agriculture due to trade disruption....
    business/agricultureAugust 27, 2018 - 4:47pm
    August 16, 2018
    President Donald Trump during a signing ceremony for the $716 billion military spending bill in Fort Drum, N.Y., Aug. 13, 2018. He deemed 51 of the law’s statutes to be unconstitutional intrusions on his presidential powers. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times)
    Trump administration plans to reorganize agriculture research offices, alarming some scientists
    WASHINGTON - Scientists are raising alarms over a Trump administration plan to overhaul two federal offices tasked with food and agriculture...
    news/government-and-politicsAugust 16, 2018 - 7:01am
    August 6, 2018
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. Michelle Rook / Forum News Service
    Mixed reactions to $12 billion trade compensation package
    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Trump Administration has announced a $12 billion trade compensation package to make up for farmers' market losses...
    business/agricultureAugust 6, 2018 - 7:36am
    August 4, 2018
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    AgweekTV: The Changing Face of Women In Ag
    One woman is making a name for herself in a traditionally male field. Watch the full episode of AgweekTV on Agweek.com Get the latest agri-weather...
    newsAugust 4, 2018 - 8:30am
    July 25, 2018
    Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue at his Senate Agriculture Committee confirmation hearing in Washington on March 23, 2017. Bloomberg photo by Andrew Harrer.
    Farm aid will be temporary even in extended trade war, USDA chief says
    A $12 billion assistance plan for farmers hit by a growing trade war is unlikely to be extended in future years even if tariff battles continue,...
    business/agricultureJuly 25, 2018 - 12:29pm
    May 21, 2018
    John Bode, left, the CEO of the Corn Refiners Association, and Randy Russell, with the Russell Group in Washington D.C., discuss the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Act. (Michelle Rook/AgweekTV Anchor)
    USDA releases proposed biotech labeling rules
    WASHINGTON—Consumers will soon see new biotech labeling information on food packages at their local grocery store. It's a result of legislation...
    business/agricultureMay 21, 2018 - 8:00am
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