At a U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture hearing today, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp pressed expert witnesses about how Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can help North Dakota farmers and ranchers weather the challenging price environment—even as the administration proposes drastic cuts to USDA and crop insurance. Heitkamp also pressed witnesses about what more USDA and Congress can do to help new and beginning farmers.
