Politics Feb 21 Trump signals he’s prepared to give farmers more federal aid By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Nation Oct 29 U.S. finalizing rule to allow farmers to legally grown hemp Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says the agency will publish an interim final rule Thursday that formalizes the hemp program approved in the 2018 farm bill. By Associated Press
Politics Dec 20 Trump signs $867B farm bill without food stamp program cuts Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says the regulation to tighten work requirements was a tradeoff for Trump's support for the bill. By Associated Press
World Apr 24 Watch 4:36 News Wrap: Trump calls North Korea situation ‘unacceptable’ In our news wrap Monday, President Trump met with members of the U.N. Security Council at the White House, where he warned them that the situation in North Korea is "unacceptable" and stressed that they may need to take firm,… By PBS News Hour
Nation Apr 24 Senate confirms Sonny Perdue as agriculture secretary The son of a farmer from Bonaire, Georgia, he will be the first Southerner in the post in more than two decades. By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press