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New farm bill unlikely in 2024, Sen. Ernst says
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst says a new farm bill isn’t likely to get passed this year.
“I do applaud our friends over in the House and Chairman GT Thompson. They passed a strong bipartisan bill, but I just don’t see that bill moving in the United States Senate.”
The Iowa Republican tells Brownfield she’s frustrated with Senate Ag Committee leadership. “Chairwoman Stabenow and the Democrats, they don’t want to focus on the farm bill. What they are doing is focusing a lot on other priorities.”
Ernst says if lawmakers move forward with another extension, she expects the new Congress in 2025 to consider Ranking Member John Boozman’s framework. “Which actually does focus on farm priorities. We could take that up as well. So, it’s not like we’re starting from scratch, but we would have to reintroduce.”
She says the biggest hold up in negotiations has been so-called “Green New Deal priorities.”
AUDIO: U.S. Senator Joni Ernst 7-10-2024
Raise more cattle. Beef animals, Dairy animals. Less starchy crops like wheat, corn, potatoes, soy, etc. More eggs!