Vilsack Resists APH Update

Ag Secretary Says Other Farm Bill Provisions Take Priority

Dale Artho, a farmer outside of Wildorado, Texas, saw his dryland wheat yields devastated during the last two years. A provision in the farm bill would help with that, but Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said it would not go into effect until 2016. (DTN photo by Chris Clayton)
U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said on the eve of the six-month anniversary of the 2014 farm bill that he is proud of USDA's record on implementation, but noted that farmers will not be able to update their actual production history records until the 2016 crop...

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