The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) possesses a vast amount of sensitive data on farmers and ranchers, including financial information, production records, and personal details. This data is crucial for protecting privacy and maintaining competitive advantages in the agricultural industry. According to a current USDA employee, “Farmers’ financial and production data should be protected at all costs.”
The potential consequences of unauthorized access to this data are alarming. If DOGE, or any other entity, were able to obtain this information, they could use it to make informed decisions about commodity prices, futures markets, and disaster payments. This could lead to significant financial gains for those with access to the data.
Furthermore, combining USDA data with other government records, such as Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) information, would create an incredibly detailed dossier on farmers and ranchers, including their networks, employees, customers, and contractors. This raises serious concerns about privacy and security.
The statistics are stark: 1 in 5 farmers’ financial data is at risk of being compromised, highlighting the urgent need for robust protection measures to safeguard this sensitive information.
Dept. of Agriculture
@USDA
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23h To protect our agricultural supply chains, USDA’s new portal is open for reports on adversarial foreign influence impacting U.S. farmland purchases and ag businesses. Accepting anonymous and contact-provided submissionshttps://usda.gov/afida-compliance…
Dept. of Agriculture
@USDA
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23h As part of the latest suite of actions,
@SecRollins
released a new Foreign Farm Land Purchases map, and a web portal to report violations of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act. Additionally, she signed a MOU with
@USTreasury
for partnership in CFIUS
Brian Allen
@allenanalysis
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May 10 BREAKING: The USDA is now demanding states hand over personal data from food assistance recipients — full Social Security numbers, home addresses, and even citizenship status in some cases.
Not for fraud prevention.
Not for oversight. But because the federal government
More Perfect Union
@MorePerfectUS
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23h A DOGE staffer now has access to the National Payment Service at the USDA, which contains farmers’ sensitive personal and economic data, as well as the power to cancel loans, NPR reports.
nuprizm
@nuprizm
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23h DOGE keeps gaining access to sensitive data. Now, it can cut off billions to farmers
From NPR:
• DOGE gained high-level access to a USDA system managing billions in farm payments.
• The access allows DOGE to view and modify sensitive farmer financial data, potentially
Dustin Kittle
@dustinkittle
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May 28 BREAKING NEWS story this morning on a whistleblower coming forward to report fraud in the USDA’s agricultural lending;
We possess credible information and direct evidence to support the position that the Biden Administration’s USDA, under the direction of Secretary Tom
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