USDA’s Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation says more than 30 million new base acres have been added to this year’s crop safety net programs. Richard Fordyce tells Brownfield, “It’s been over 20 years since we’ve had any kind of an opportunity to add base acres really to farms.” “We’re farming differently now, we’re growing […]
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