A member of the Senate Ag Committee is demanding answers after USDA diverted funds from a program that supports producers of diverse backgrounds.
U.S. Senator Tina Smith tells Brownfield it appears money appropriated for the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program has been redirected for other purposes.
“It seems as if they’re sort of siphoning money off into a new program that we don’t know that much about.
