bret? bret: you know, chad, this is the time of the year when congress tries to avoid this set of mandatory spending cuts called sequestration. a lot of people maybe remember that from 2011. will that all happen this year? let s first define sequestration. it s a budget-control device which requires automatic spending cuts. it s a relic as you say from the 2011 debt ceiling fight. but congress usually turns off the cuts, often in big spending bills like this one. bret? bret: what gets cut this year, if congress doesn t act? well, it would trigger about $125 billion in automatic cuts, medicare payouts to doctors would dip by about 4%. they would slash farm supports, some conservatives hope to maintain the cuts, now kevin mccarthy is under pressure from fiscal hawks to lower spending. sequestration could serve as a down payment by mccarthy to show that he is serious about
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Kilkenny farmers are urged to take advantage of the Organic Farming Scheme
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Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture with Responsibility for Land Use and Biodiversity Senator Pippa Hackett confirmed the continuation of the Organic Farming Scheme Picture: Fennell Pho );
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Kilkenny farmers considering an application to the Organic Farming Scheme have until April 30 to do so, following the reopening of the scheme earlier this month with an additional budget of €4 million for 2021.
This additional funding was confirmed by Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett when she confirmed the continuation of the scheme last month.