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USDA announces $1 billion debt relief for 36,000 farmers

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The USDA provides loans to about 115,000 farmers and livestock producers who cannot obtain commercial credit.

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  1. KVIA El Paso

    USDA begins providing relief to thousands of farmers with operations at financial risk (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Chandelis Duster, CNN The US Department of Agriculture has begun providing debt relief to thousands of farmers whose operations are financially struggling, the agency announced on Tuesday. The announcement comes nearly two months after the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law, which provid…

  2. Local Memphis

    USDA announces $1 billion debt relief for 36,000 farmers (opens Local Memphis)

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    The USDA provides loans to about 115,000 farmers and livestock producers who cannot obtain commercial credit.

  3. PBS NewsHour

    USDA announces $1 billion in debt relief for 36,000 farmers (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The federal government has announced a program to provide $1.3 billion in debt relief for about 36,000 farmers who have fallen behind on loan payments or face foreclosure.

  4. Sioux City Journal

    USDA program to provide $1 billion debt relief for 36,000 farmers (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    The federal government announced Tuesday a program that will provide $1.3 billion in debt relief for about 36,000 farmers who have fallen behind on loan payments or face foreclosure.

  5. Insider

    The government has already canceled $800 million of debts for US farmers, and says that's 'just the first step' in its loan relief programme (opens Insider)

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    "Through no fault of their own, our nation's farmers and ranchers have faced incredibly tough circumstances," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said.

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