NFU Urges Congress to Approve 2018 Farm Bill Before End of 2018
US - The Farm Bill conference committee conferees yesterday released the text of a compromise Farm Bill, largely the effort of House and Senate Agriculture Committee leadership resolving differences between the House and Senate versions of the 2018 Farm Bill.
12 December 2018
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"We strongly urge Congress to approve the farm bill before the end of the year."
If approved by both chambers within the next week and a half, the legislation will be on President Trump’s desk and awaiting approval before the end of the year.
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson said in a statement: "Passage of the 2018 Farm Bill cannot come soon enough for American family farmers and ranchers, who need the certainty of the Farm Bill safety net to continue to weather the worst farm economy decline in more than 30 years.
"We also need the bill to continue the sustainability gains and emergence of new markets for farmers that have been supported by Farm Bill programmes.
"Senate and House agriculture leaders and their staff have worked tirelessly to resolve differences in the chambers’ respective farm bills, and they’ve produced a bill that represents a critical step toward providing the relief and certainty farmers need amidst struggling markets due to oversupply and trade volatility.
"We strongly urge Congress to approve the farm bill before the end of the year."
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