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  • Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (Associated Press)

    USDA agency’s largesse grows crop insurance

    Most Americans have never heard of the Risk Management Agency, but the obscure Agriculture Department office spreads good cheer and millions of dollars in grants each year to industry trade groups and universities in the name of promoting economic stability in the farming industry by reducing risk.


  • USDA funding to trade groups like Christmas tree growers raises eyebrows

    Most Americans have never heard of the Risk Management Agency, but the obscure U.S. Agriculture Department office spreads good cheer and millions of dollars in grants each year to industry trade groups and universities in the name of promoting economic stability in the farming industry by reducing risk.


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