Senators’ letter critical of ‘Know Your Farmer’ program

WASHINGTON — Reacting to a letter from three key Republican senators to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack questioning USDA’s use of rural development money for its “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food” program, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan May 10 said she would hold briefings on the program on Capitol Hill within the next two weeks.

By: Jerry Hagstrom, Special to Agweek