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Farm Bill “mark up” is Ongoing; “One Farmer, One File” is in limbo

Meanwhile, watch the IT systems and the ongoing attempts to change things. Ask USDA about Anthropic artificial intelligence … you…
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April 29, 2026 in Health & Education, News, Rural Living & Agriculture

The Choice: When Roundup makes farmers sick, does Monsanto/Bayer have responsibility?

I was at USDA, when word came down.  The Secretary had just signed off on Monsanto being allowed to sell itself to Bayer; or another way to put this is,…
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April 28, 2026 in News, Rural Living & Agriculture

E15 in the Farm Bill

Watch this video:  Agriculture News with Steve White
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April 28, 2026 in News, Rural Living & Agriculture

USDA is Pulled Apart.

When I used to work in the historic South Building, we used to joke about how the South Building is where the real work gets done, but not any more. …
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January 19, 2026

USDA SECY OF AG BROOKE ROLLINS SAYS $3 A MEAL IS ENOUGH

January 6, 2026

Another Quagmire: “Surprise. Surprise.”

December 12, 2025

The “Argentina Beef Compensation Act”

December 2, 2025

A Practical Choice: Aftyn Behn for Tennessee 7

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Rural Living & Agriculture

April 29, 2026 in Health & Education, News, Rural Living & Agriculture

The Choice: When Roundup makes farmers sick, does Monsanto/Bayer have responsibility?

I was at USDA, when word came down.  The Secretary had just signed off on Monsanto being allowed to sell itself to Bayer; or another way to put this is,…
Read More
April 28, 2026 in News, Rural Living & Agriculture

E15 in the Farm Bill

Watch this video:  Agriculture News with Steve White
Read More
April 28, 2026 in News, Rural Living & Agriculture

USDA is Pulled Apart.

When I used to work in the historic South Building, we used to joke about how the South Building is where the real work gets done, but not any more. …
Read More

Infrastructure

January 28, 2025 in Infrastructure, News, Organizing for the Future

Trump Slows Federal Workers

It's basic: whether people go on vacation or orders come down from the top, work piles up on people's desks. Trump's orders have been turned into mandates. Legal filings and…
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August 27, 2024 in Infrastructure, News

EPA to the rescue — $500 million to help nonprofit lenders

Kentucky looks to the future. Like everyone else, Appalachia needs to transition to solar panels and money-saving energy retrofits, and the federal government is helping. "A new initiative, the Green…
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August 2, 2024 in Infrastructure, News

SC: Federal Grant for High Speed Internet Changes Lives

"When Mathew Nelson opened Chattooga River Lodge and Campground in the Appalachian foothills in 2020, visitors asked him if they could log onto the TV to play Netflix shows or…
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Health & Education

April 29, 2026 in Health & Education, News, Rural Living & Agriculture

The Choice: When Roundup makes farmers sick, does Monsanto/Bayer have responsibility?

I was at USDA, when word came down.  The Secretary had just signed off on Monsanto being allowed to sell itself to Bayer; or another way to put this is,…
Read More
January 19, 2026 in Health & Education, News, Opinion

USDA SECY OF AG BROOKE ROLLINS SAYS $3 A MEAL IS ENOUGH

As I recall, when I fed two teenage boys, limiting them to one piece of chicken, a tablespoon of green vegetables, and a piece of bread would have been ludicrous.…
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June 27, 2025 in Health & Education, News

The BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL is crashing Rural America

Some Senators have begun to figure it out -- rural America is paying; states are, in some cases, supposed to make up the difference. "Sen. Thom Tillis warned his colleagues during a…
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National Security

March 5, 2026 in National Security & Highlights, News

Farm Bill “mark up” is Ongoing; One Farmer, One File is in limbo

Meanwhile, watch the IT systems and the ongoing attempts to change things. Ask USDA about Anthropic artificial intelligence ... you get no answer. Trump has an ongoing military dispute ... …
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June 24, 2025 in National Security & Highlights, News

A US Senator Alex Padilla is NOT? allowed to ask a question

Remember South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem who shoots puppies?  She is Homeland Security Secretary now, and apparently, she is afraid to answer questions in public meetings.  Puppies can't shoot back…
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June 2, 2025 in National Security & Highlights, News

Republican Senators question Big Beautiful Bill. Will four stand up against it?

The questions primarily center on House Republicans (1) driving up the deficit, (2) Medicade, rural hospitals, and health in general, and (3) the Inflation Reduction Act. Senator John Thune, SD…
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