Farmers Hit Hard by Shutdown

Farmers Hit Hard by Shutdown

“The government shutdown is already hurting a key GOP constituency: farmers,” Politico reports. “Thousands of USDA’s Farm Service Agency offices that help producers across the country access loans and other services are completely shuttered and only available for ’emergency scenarios.’ Even top Republicans lawmakers acknowledge the pain hitting their own constituents, despite assurances from President Donald Trump that Democrats will bear the br…

More pain for US farmers as government shutdown halts payments - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

WASHINGTON — The U.S. federal government shutdown that began Wednesday will halt some payments to farmers and delay access to federal farm loans, the latest blow for producers already facing low crop prices, record-high debts and a trade war at the height of the fall harvest. The shutdown began at midnight after Republican and Democratic lawmakers could not agree on a plan to fund federal government operations. It will last until one party gets …

Federal Shutdown Will Delay Expected Payments to Farmers

USDA's Lapse of Funding Plan spells out what positions and obligations at various agencies will continue to operate and which agency activities will be halted. All told, USDA will furlough 42,256 employees out of 85,907 total employees across the department.

More pain for US farmers as government shutdown halts payments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. federal government shutdown that began Wednesday, Oct. 1, will halt some payments to farmers and delay access to federal farm loans, the latest blow for producers already facing low crop prices, record-high debts and a trade war at the height of the fall harvest. The shutdown began at midnight after Republican and Democratic lawmakers could not agree on a plan to fund federal government operations. It will last unt…

Freight expected to roll on during shutdown

A federal shutdown won’t halt freight movement but safety risks lurk depending on how long it lasts and if workforce cuts continue.