Farmers Home Administration:
Farm Loan Programs and Proposed Changes
T-RCED-92-59: Published: Apr 29, 1992. Publicly Released: Apr 29, 1992.
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GAO discussed: (1) the Farmers Home Administration's (FmHA) farm loan programs; and (2) its views on the proposed Agricultural Credit Improvement Act of 1992. GAO noted that: (1) as much as 70 percent of the FmHA direct loan portfolio is at risk because it is held by delinquent borrowers or by borrowers whose debts have been rescheduled in response to past repayment difficulties; (2) some FmHA direct loan problems can be attributed to ineffective implementation of FmHA loan-making and loan-servicing standards and loan and property management policies that are in conflict with fiscal controls designed to minimize risk and financial losses; (3) lenient loan-making policies have further increased the government's exposure to direct loan losses; (4) FmHA estimated potential guaranteed loan losses of $1.2 billion even though FmHA paid commercial lenders about $300 million to cover loan losses during the past few years; (5) FmHA guaranteed loan policies also contribute to the government's exposure to financial loss, since about 44 percent of the guaranteed loan funds, in fiscal year 1988, were used to refinance existing debt; (6) as of September 30, 1991 FmHA estimated that it had about 3,100 farms in inventory that were acquired from borrowers who did not repay their loans but legislation has limited FmHA return on those properties and increased its holding costs; (7) FmHA roles and missions needed to be clarified to enable FmHA to be fiscally prudent and to provide high-risk borrowers with temporary credit until they secure commercial credit; and (8) it agrees with the provisions of the proposed legislation that FmHA roles and missions need better definition.
Jul 17, 2018
Summer Meals:
Improvements Needed to Address Participation Estimates and Program ChallengesGAO-18-611T: Published: Jul 17, 2018. Publicly Released: Jul 17, 2018.
Jul 2, 2018
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Summer Meals:
Actions Needed to Improve Participation Estimates and Address Program ChallengesGAO-18-369: Published: May 31, 2018. Publicly Released: Jul 2, 2018.
Jun 5, 2018
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Farm Programs:
Information on Payments [Reissued with Revisions Jun. 05, 2018]GAO-18-384R: Published: May 18, 2018. Publicly Released: May 18, 2018.
Apr 18, 2018
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Food Safety:
USDA Should Take Further Action to Reduce Pathogens in Meat and Poultry ProductsGAO-18-272: Published: Mar 19, 2018. Publicly Released: Apr 18, 2018.
Apr 16, 2018
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Food Safety:
Federal Efforts to Manage the Risk of Arsenic in RiceGAO-18-199: Published: Mar 16, 2018. Publicly Released: Apr 16, 2018.
Apr 10, 2018
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U.S. Department of Agriculture:
Additional Data Analysis Could Enhance Monitoring of U.S. Cattle MarketGAO-18-296: Published: Apr 10, 2018. Publicly Released: Apr 10, 2018.
Mar 5, 2018
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Food Safety and Nutrition:
FDA Can Build on Existing Efforts to Measure Progress and Implement Key ActivitiesGAO-18-174: Published: Jan 31, 2018. Publicly Released: Mar 5, 2018.
Nov 30, 2017
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WIC:
USDA's Review of Vegetables Available under the Program Followed Leading Research PracticesGAO-18-125R: Published: Nov 30, 2017. Publicly Released: Nov 30, 2017.
Nov 27, 2017
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Food Safety:
FDA Continues to Evaluate and Respond to Business Concerns about the Produce RuleGAO-18-85: Published: Nov 27, 2017. Publicly Released: Nov 27, 2017.
Nov 21, 2017
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Agricultural Promotion Programs:
USDA Could Build on Existing Efforts to Further Strengthen Its OversightGAO-18-54: Published: Nov 21, 2017. Publicly Released: Nov 21, 2017.
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