Iowa senators say USDA ‘dropped the ball’ on now-defunct chicken processor

Iowa’s two U.S. senators are questioning why Pure Prairie Poultry, which recently declared bankruptcy, was given tens of millions of federal dollars. Senator Chuck Grassley says two years ago, the USDA handed the Minnesota-based company a near-$7-million grant along with guaranteed loans of almost $39-million. “We all know it’s very important for the USDA to […]

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