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| Subject: Peasants slam Trump 2020 budget plan that includes deep cuts to farm subsidies Wed Mar 13, 2019 1:58 am | |
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- The White House's 2020 budget plan to slash federal funding for farm subsidies and other safety net programs for agricultural producers is getting criticized by farmers who say they are already struggling.
- The Trump request includes a 15 percent decrease in funding to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- The plan includes $26 billion in cuts to crop insurance, a program used by growers of more than 100 crops.
- "We are very concerned and disappointed with the administration's proposed budget," said Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Guebert, who farms corn, soybeans and wheat.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/12/farmers-slam-trump-2020-budget-plan-that-includes-cuts-to-subsidies.html |
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