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The USDA plans to temporarily reopen Farm Service Agency offices during the government shutdown.

Sen. Mike Rounds advocated for the reopening to help producers who need to endorse checks and manage loans.

FSA offices will resume core operations on Thursday, according to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.

U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, is praising the federal Department of Agriculture’s plan to reopen Farm Service Agency offices for what he described as “a few days a week” while the government shutdown continues.

Rounds said he discussed the issue Tuesday with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.

“We’ve heard from producers who are selling their livestock and their grain who can’t get their checks endorsed while the government has been shut down, result

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