Rural
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USDA to Try Again to Get Excess Farm Supply to Families in Need of Food
Wisconsin farmers saw distribution failures in the Trump-era Farmers to Families Food Box Program.
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How a Lifeline Thrown to Rural Wisconsin Would Help the Entire State Economy
Federal CARES money kept farms alive, but state investment would help a sector that does $100 billion in annual business.
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Trump Farm Aid Dollars Meant for Wisconsin End up in Ag Secretary’s Region
A report by the Government Accountability Office shows how America’s Dairyland is subsidizing large Southern producers.
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What the Future of Rural America Could Look Like After Trump
Convention group outlines what hasn’t worked and what’s needed before it’s too late.
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Rural Political Group Adds Wisconsin Members and Takes Aim at Trump’s Record
Rural America Fund to focus on harm done by trade wars and mismanagement, hurting Main Street in small communities
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Wisconsin Farmers and Food Banks Are Losing Out on $35 Million
State’s Congressional Dems seeking answers on how contracts have been awarded through the Food Box program.
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Trump’s China Deal to Help Wisconsin Farmers Is Faltering
US exports may become collateral damage in a faceoff over Hong Kong
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Struggling Farmers and Hungry Families Will Get Coronavirus Relief
Evers grows the list of CARES recipients with assistance to farmers and food banks
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Family Farms Are Small Businesses, But They’re Getting Left Behind in PPP Aid
Basing assistance on payroll size or earnings doesn’t help farms and small businesses whose payrolls is tiny or non-existent
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‘You Can’t Make It at Those Prices.’ Dairy Farmers Say They’re Done Without More Federal Help.
Individual efforts to purchase milk and cheese help, but only Congress and USDA can prevent another wave of farm losses as school and restaurant closures pummel the market.
