Vilsack: USDA strapped by low staff salaries

Agri-Pulse

Vilsack: USDA strapped by low staff salaries

By Philip Brasher

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday that relatively low salaries are making it difficult for USDA to retain employees, including Farm Service Agency field staff.

During his second appearance on Capitol Hill in...

New flight simulators coming to Key Field in Meridian

WTOK-TV Meridian

New flight simulators coming to Key Field in Meridian

By WTOK Staff

WASHINGTON (WTOK) - The Air National Guard announced Friday that new flight simulators for the KC-135 tanker aircraft will be installed at Key Field in Meridian, Miss.

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde...

Katie Britt backs balanced budget amendment

Alabama Today

Katie Britt backs balanced budget amendment

By Brandon Moseley

U.S. Senator Katie Britt joined U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and 22 additional Senate cosponsors in introducing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution to force the President and Congress to pass annual...

Senate Republicans Seek to End Biden’s Welfare-Dependent Immigration

Breitbart 

Senate Republicans Seek to End Biden’s Welfare-Dependent Immigration

By John Binder

Senate Republicans are seeking to end President Joe Biden’s welfare-dependent legal immigration inflow to the United States after former President Trump had written new regulations to make it more...

Small and Large in Farm Bill Hearing

Progressive Farmer

Small and Large in Farm Bill Hearing

Farm Size Is No Small Argument in Farm Bill Debate

By  Chris Clayton, DTN Ag Policy Editor

OMAHA (DTN) -- Arguments over helping small, mid-size and large farmers were a constant theme Thursday as U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack...