Welch Urges USDA Secretary to Help Vermont Farmers Impacted by Natural Disasters, Pushes for Vermont-Focused Farm Bill Priorities
February 29, 2024
February 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
In a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing this week, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) urged U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to help Vermont farmers impacted by natural disasters like this summer's brutal flooding and May freeze. He discussed the need to streamline and expand programs to make crop insurance more responsive to farmers following natural disasters, bolster conse . . .
In a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing this week, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) urged U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to help Vermont farmers impacted by natural disasters like this summer's brutal flooding and May freeze. He discussed the need to streamline and expand programs to make crop insurance more responsive to farmers following natural disasters, bolster conse . . .