Sonny Perdue

Trending 12/06/19, 02:43

Proposed restrictions to a federal aid program will encourage more Americans to work instead of relying on handouts, a key presidential adviser said on Dec. 4. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue (R) plans to limit states from exempting work eligible adults from having to maintain steady employment in order to receive Supplemental ...

World 05/23/19, 19:09

President Donald Trump rolled out another $16 billion in aid for farmers and financial markets shook Thursday on the growing realization that the U.S. and China are far from settling. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said that the first of three payments is likely to be made in July or August ...

Politics 05/15/19, 21:43

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said Wednesday that his agency is still "in the throes of constructing" an aid package for farmers hurt by retaliatory tariffs, but he did not say when it will be ready. Perdue, speaking to reporters from South Korea, said the Agriculture Department is reviewing feedback from producers ...

Business 05/13/19, 02:49

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has picked up his barbeque tongs to convey his message to Japan: Buy more American beef. Perdue said Monday that as a top consumer of U.S. beef, Japan should treat the U.S. fairly. He said he hoped President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...

Politics 12/20/18, 16:59

President Donald Trump has signed a massive $867 billion farm bill that reauthorizes agriculture and conservation programs without any cuts to the food stamp program. With 'Green Acres' parody video The former reality-TV star took to Twitter to announce that “Farm Bill signing in 15 minutes!” and linked a video he and Megan Mullally had made ...