Broadcast Newsline: October 9, 2013

USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced several adjustments to commodity loan programs to accommodate the automatic funding reductions, also known as "sequester.”

Today's Cotton Newsline is 3 cuts. All cuts are Robbie Minnich, Senior Government Relations Representative for the National Cotton Council office in Washington, D.C.

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USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced several adjustments to commodity loan programs to accommodate the automatic funding reductions, also known as "sequester." Robbie Minnich, Senior Government Relations Representative for the National Cotton Council office in Washington, D.C., joins us today to further explain the situation.

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Minnich explains how the programs work and how they are being affected.

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With commodity loan programs operating on a crop year basis, and Sept. 30th marking the end of the federal fiscal year, adjustments will occur for the 2013 crop year as follows:

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