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Agriculture to run rationing and price controls in wartime shifts
Washington dispatch reports plans to shift rationing and price controls to the Department of Agriculture. Critics warn of farmer incentives and consumer costs, while supporters say USDA’s familiarity with food, farms, and processing can avoid OPA mistakes. The Farm Bureau Federation wins a committee defeat on HR 8676 to divorce extension services from the farm bureau.
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Department of Agriculture
Food and Agriculture
OPA
USDA
AFBF
Farm Bureau Federation
House Agricultural Committee
Farm Bureau
Alan B Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
Truman
Armed Services Committee
T. H. Landon
United States Air Force
Melvin Price
House
Francis L. Ankenbrandt
Armed Services Group
Air Force
U.s.canada
U.S