Executive overreach in agricultural spending

[suegeo]

The USDA's CCC (Commodity Credit Corporation ) will use funds to bailout farmers (probably with corporate farms getting the most)

The CCC has about a $4 billion dollar balance. This is less than the 12 billion dollar bailout that many farmers and farm organizations are calling a bandaid.

The missing CCC funds will come from the CCC borrowing from the US Treasury.

Lawmakers like Rep. Collin Peterson (D‑MN) have criticized this process, arguing that using CCC borrowing authority for massive bailouts bypasses Congress’s normal appropriations oversight.

He believed the administration was stretching CCC authority, bypassing Congress, and creating a precedent for executive overreach in agricultural spending

Further, the USDA was not providing clear details on:
-- how bailout payments were calculated.
-- which commodities were prioritized.
--how regional distributions were determined.

Golly gee, this farmer's daughter sniffs a grift.

I might add more to this as the fog lifts and crimes come into clearer focus.

[suegeo]

1. What AI had to say about transparency of which dude is getting what $

The USDA has not yet published a dedicated consumer-facing database for the 2025 bailout.

The USDA has confirmed through official program documentation that payments will be administered via the Farm Service Agency (FSA) under the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC).

Historically, these payments are subject to public disclosure through FOIA requests and FSA reporting, which is why watchdog groups (like Investigate Midwest and the Environmental Working Group) have been able to publish searchable databases of farm subsidy and bailout recipients.

So look to sources like the Investigate Midwest
and the Environmental Working Group might publish this information.

Will midwest news organizations publish this information?

[suegeo]

2. FSA

General information about the structure of the FSA
https://www.fsa.usda.gov/about-fsa/structure-organization

Names/Actors in the FSA
https://www.fsa.usda.gov/about-fsa/fsa-leadership
This appears to search for the names of FSA people by state or Fed.

Somehow I kept scrolling and names and faces appeared. Wonder if any of them will buy a yacht or 3rd vacation residence. Like, who audits these people and bailout programs.

[suegeo]

3. Large Scale trade war compensation programs

The executive overreach is real. Congress did not earmark CCC funds for large scale trade war compensation.

Before the fascists instituted shitty tariffs the first time they stole office, Congress wanted the funding to go to things like:

--Commodity and income support
--Conservation
--Export promotion
--International food aid
--Disaster assistance
--Ag research and bioenergy

This bullshit tariff policy is taking away resources for improved, long term agriculture use and progress. #FDT #FGOP