Anderson v. United States Sec'y of Agriculture

OPINION

POGUE, Judge.

Plaintiff Robert L. Anderson challenges the decision of the Foreign Agricultural Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (hereinafter “Agriculture” or the “USDA”) denying his application for benefits under the trade adjustment for farmers program 1 (“TAA program”). Plaintiff claims that Agriculture’s decision improperly failed to recognize the actual accrual basis decline in his net farm income for 2002. The court finds that the USDA entirely failed to consider an important aspect of the problem presented, see Motor Vehicle Mfs. Ass’n of U.S. v. State Farm…