Agriculture Giants Use Emergency Budget Bill To Sneak In Big Gifts For Themselves

Agriculture Giants Use Emergency Budget Bill To Sneak In Big Gifts For Themselves: pOn Wednesday, the Senate passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through September and avoid a government shutdown — and tucked into the 587-page bill are two brief provisions worth millions of dollars for large agribusinesses. The first blocks basic protections for livestock farmers already passed in the 2008 Farm Bill, effectively giving [...]/p