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House votes to send farm bill to conference
The U.S. House has voted to send the farm bill to conference committee and meetings could begin as early as next week.
Ag Committee Chairman Mike Conaway says it’s as step “closer to delivering a strong, new farm bill to the president’s desk on time as he has called on Congress to do.”
Ranking House Ag committee member Collin Peterson says the mood in farm country is bad because of the administration’s trade war, declines in farm income and volatile weather, including flooding in his southern Minnesota district. Peterson called on conferees to insist on 10-year, mandatory funding for animal disease programs in the final farm bill.
National Farmers Union says the September 30th expiration of the current farm bill “looms large” and is urging Congress to come together to pass it on time and make sure it improves the farm safety net, promotes environmental sustainability on family farms and access to diverse ag markets.
Members of the conference committee will work to find common ground on both the House and Senate farm bills for a final five-year farm bill. The Senate has not yet chosen farm bill conferees.
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