A conservative majority in Congress recently passed a large spending increase to settle a government shutdown. The move makes fears of cutting staff and programs irrelevant by literally throwing money at agencies previously targeted for major reductions.
President Donald Trump last year proposed cutting $5 billion, or 21-percent, of the United States Department of Agriculture?s (USDA) 2018 budget. However, the latest government shutdown was resolved by lifting budget caps and adding close to $400 billion in new spending. American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) representative RJ Karney on the possible ?disconnect? if Trump proposes new cuts in his budget to be released today.
Agriculture should benefit from budget increase
