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Feenstra expects changes as farm bill negotiations continue
A member of the House Agriculture Committee expects changes to come from farm bill negotiations.
Iowa Republican Randy Feenstra says he was frustrated a new farm bill wasn’t finished last year.
“Now we have majorities in the House and Senate, and we have the presidency. I do think there are going to be some things changing in the farm bill, probably some things around SNAP, work requirements, or fraud adjustments.”
He tells Brownfield protecting the safety net for farmers is a priority.
“We all know how important crop insurance is, along with that is reference prices. We’ve got to make sure we get those reference prices, corn to $4.10 and soybeans to $10. So these are some of the big deals that we’re working on in this new farm bill.”
Feenstra says additional funding for trade promotion programs within the farm bill will also be critical.
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