The proposal includes key budget increases in programs for rural housing, clean energy, high speed internet, farm and land conservation, and forests and wildfires.
Some family farm groups that have called for federal policies that aggressively address corporate consolidation and concentration in agriculture support the antitrust bill.
President-elect Joe Biden's rural platform calls for strengthening anti-monopoly enforcement in agriculture. Some advocates question whether Tom Vilsack is the right Secretary of Agriculture for the job.
The proposal includes key budget increases in programs for rural housing, clean energy, high speed internet, farm and land conservation, and forests and wildfires.
Some family farm groups that have called for federal policies that aggressively address corporate consolidation and concentration in agriculture support the antitrust bill.
President-elect Joe Biden's rural platform calls for strengthening anti-monopoly enforcement in agriculture. Some advocates question whether Tom Vilsack is the right Secretary of Agriculture for the job.