USDA Official Casts Doubt Over a Second Round of Farm Aid
A farmer prepares feed for cattle at a farm near Montrose, Missouri in November.
Photographer: Clayton Steward/BloombergThe US Department of Agriculture is unlikely to do a second-round package of aid for struggling farmers struggling in the midst of trade tensions and low crop prices.
That’s according to Richard Fordyce, an agency undersecretary, who spoke in an interview on Thursday and cited current budget constraints.