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Illinois Soybean Association remains hopeful for new farm bill
The director of government relations with the Illinois Soybean Association says he’s hopeful that a new five-year farm bill can be completed this year.
However, Andrew Larson says he’s also realistic.
“Obviously, everybody’s preference is to pass a new farm bill, but we know that there’s a lot.” He says, “We talked about the WRDA bill. We know that Congress has to refund the government again by December 20th, so there’s a lot of other items. Of course, there’s an election here in not too long which will have some impacts potentially on who does what and why they do it.”
He tells Brownfield…
“Natural disasters happen and having those reliable safety nets and farm programs to make sure we can plant a crop again in the following year is really our ultimate goal.” He says, “So, we continue to reiterate how important it is to get something done.”
Larson says he’s optimistic to hear that Ag Committee leadership in both chambers of Congress continue to hold farm bill discussions.
Andrew Larson – Illinois Soybean Association
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