TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Economics, Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog,

06/23/2025 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

JBS Awarded $12 Million in Tax Benefits for Perry Plant

The Iowa Economic Development Authority board announced Friday it had approved $12 million in tax benefits for a JBS Foods sausage production facility planned for Perry. The IEDA approved the benefits through its High Quality Jobs program, noting that nearly 60 jobs at the sausage making plant will have salaries above $30 per hour.

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Topics: Government / Policies, USDA,

Cutting Costs, Raising Stakes: The Future of USDA and SNAP Under Scrutiny

On this episode of Agri-Pulse Newsmakers, House Ag Committee member Rep. Eric Sorensen explained Democrats' opposition to nutrition cuts in budget reconciliation and the scrubbing of the term "climate" at USDA. Then, former USDA Undersecretary Robert Bonnie discussed downsizing at the agency, and Angela Rachidi of the American Enterprise Institute outlined proposed SNAP cuts in reconciliation.

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