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High anxiety: Proposed U.S. hemp rules worry industry
Hemp growers and entrepreneurs who were joyous a year ago after U.S. lawmakers reclassified the plant as a legal agricultural crop now are worried their businesses could be crippled if federal policymakers move ahead with draft regulations. Licenses for hemp cultivation topped a half-million acres last year, more than 450% above 2018 levels, so there’s […]
High anxiety: Proposed U.S. hemp rules worry industry
Hemp growers and entrepreneurs who were joyous a year ago after U.S. lawmakers reclassified the plant as a legal agricultural crop now are worried their businesses could be crippled if federal policymakers move ahead with draft regulations. Licenses for hemp cultivation topped a half-million acres last year, more than 450% above 2018 levels, so there’s […]
USDA picks Missouri office building as its Kansas City site
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is renting permanent office space for two of its research agencies in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, despite the union concerns that relocation from the nation’s capital has left the agencies critically understaffed and lacking vital expertise. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said in a news release the agencies had been […]
USDA picks Missouri office building as its Kansas City site
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is renting permanent office space for two of its research agencies in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, despite the union concerns that relocation from the nation’s capital has left the agencies critically understaffed and lacking vital expertise. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said in a news release the agencies had been […]
Union: Mulvaney comments confirm agency moves meant to cut
A federal employees union charged this week that recent comments by acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney confirm the Trump administration’s “grand strategy” to cut the federal workforce by relocating agency offices out of Washington. Mulvaney said last week that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to relocate several hundred of jobs from […]
Union: Mulvaney comments confirm agency moves meant to cut
A federal employees union charged this week that recent comments by acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney confirm the Trump administration’s “grand strategy” to cut the federal workforce by relocating agency offices out of Washington. Mulvaney said last week that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to relocate several hundred of jobs from […]
Some USDA researchers reluctant to move cross country
Some U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers are reluctant to move across the country to the Kansas City area when two research agencies move there. The USDA announced plans earlier this month to move the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture closer to farmers and agribusinesses they serve, and many employees have […]
Some USDA researchers reluctant to move cross country
Some U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers are reluctant to move across the country to the Kansas City area when two research agencies move there. The USDA announced plans earlier this month to move the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture closer to farmers and agribusinesses they serve, and many employees have […]
USDA plan to move offices sparks concerns about research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week that it will relocate two research agencies’ headquarters to the Kansas City area, delighting Kansas and Missouri officials but intensifying critics’ fears that research will suffer and be less accessible to federal policymakers. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said that moving most employees out of Washington will bring [&helli[...]
USDA plan to move offices sparks concerns about research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week that it will relocate two research agencies’ headquarters to the Kansas City area, delighting Kansas and Missouri officials but intensifying critics’ fears that research will suffer and be less accessible to federal policymakers. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said that moving most employees out of Washington will bring [&helli[...]
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