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P.J. Huffstutter

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Agriculture Reporter at Reuters

@Reuters reporter covering US ag, farm economy & farm debt, working on book. Tips? DMs open. 📧: [email protected] - Sensitive? On Signal & Whatsapp.

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  • US senators urge USDA to explain DOGE review of farm loans

    1 week ago | yahoo.com | P.J. Huffstutter |Leah Douglas

    By P.J. Huffstutter and Leah DouglasCHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate have asked the Department of Agriculture to explain why billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency must approve certain government farm loans and loan guarantees before they are issued, according to a copy of a letter seen by Reuters.

  • US farm agency to require DOGE approval for some loans

    2 weeks ago | winchesteragservice.com | Leah Douglas |P.J. Huffstutter

    <![CDATA[WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) — Farm loan employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency will now need approval from billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to issue loans over $500,000, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Wednesday. DOGE has led President Donald Trump's effort to slash the federal workforce and cut spending.

  • US farm agency to require DOGE approval for some loans

    2 weeks ago | radiousa.com | Leah Douglas |P.J. Huffstutter

    By Leah Douglas and P.J. HuffstutterWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Farm loan employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency will now need approval from billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to issue loans over $500,000, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Wednesday. DOGE has led President Donald Trump’s effort to slash the federal workforce and cut spending.

  • US farm agency to require DOGE approval for some loans

    2 weeks ago | kfgo.com | Leah Douglas |P.J. Huffstutter

    By Leah Douglas and P.J. HuffstutterWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Farm loan employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency will now need approval from billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to issue loans over $500,000, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Wednesday. DOGE has led President Donald Trump’s effort to slash the federal workforce and cut spending.

  • US and Mexico reach agreement on screwworm, Ag Secretary Rollins says

    2 weeks ago | marketscreener.com | P.J. Huffstutter |Leah Douglas |Tom Polansek

    VERSAILLES, Ohio (Reuters) -The United States and Mexico reached an agreement on the handling of a damaging pest called New World screwworm, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Monday, after she threatened to limit cattle imports from south of the border. Screwworm can infest livestock, wildlife and in rare cases, people. Maggots from screwworm flies burrow into the skin of living animals, causing serious and often fatal damage.

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PJ Huffstutter
PJ Huffstutter @pjhuffstutter
7 May 25

Democrats in the U.S. Senate have asked USDA why DOGE must approve certain government farm loans &amp; loan guarantees before they are issued, &amp; if DOGE will be vetting other USDA farm assistance programs. My latest with @leahjdouglas https://t.co/cPaYf6J7uO

PJ Huffstutter
PJ Huffstutter @pjhuffstutter
6 May 25

What are you doing today? Me: Drinking WAY too much coffee, and wrapping up some pre-reporting before hitting the road again with photographer Evelyn Hockstein. Can't wait!

PJ Huffstutter
PJ Huffstutter @pjhuffstutter
30 Apr 25

Farm loan employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency will now need approval from billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to issue loans over $500,000, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Wednesday. The USDA FSA direct and https://t.co/DKGkJbdN77