Farm Bureau PAC makes primary election endorsements
Washington Ag Today July 8, 2010 The Washington State Farm Bureau Political Action Committee is not making an endorsement for the primary election in the U.S. Senate race which features incumbent Patty Murray on the Democratic side and Dino Rossi on the Republican. The Farm Bureau PAC says no primary candidate received sufficient recommendations for an endorsement. In Congressional races the Farm Bureau PAC has endorsed John Koster in the 2nd Congressional District, Jaime Herrara in the 3rd, Representative Doc Hastings in the 4th and Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers in the 5th District. All are Republicans. For a full list of endorsements of judicial as well as state legislative and various county positions visit
USDA’s Farm Service Agency is working to speed up its system for working with producers participating in government programs. FSA administrator Jonathan Coppess told a Congressional hearing the agency is working not only to update its computer and IT systems but also the basic way programs are administered. Coppess: “It is not going to be rolled out at one time. We are pushing very hard to take care of those things we can clean up now. Start making those improvements so our customers see it, so that our field employees see it, that we make that progress as we go and we demonstrate that progress as we go.” Coppess says full completion won’t be accomplished until 2014 but within the next year you should see improvement in time at the counter, on time to sign up and time from sign up to payment. I’m Bob Hoff and that’s Washington Ag Today on Northwest Aginfo Net. ?
