Congress has multiple priorities to help farmers — year-round E15, a full farm bill, and $15 billion in direct aid — but lawmakers still lack a clear path to pass any of it despite bipartisan support and backing from key leaders. Members of the North American Agricultural Journalists (NAAJ) organization met on Tuesday with the chair and ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, along with two senior members of the House Agriculture Committee. The four lawmakers’ comments reflected strong bipartisan support for aiding farmers but little consensus on how to move key legislative priorities forward. The lion’s share of the commodity title, funding for conservation and crop insurance were cleared in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer. At the same time, the credit title, rural development and other USDA programs are operating on the latest extension passed by Congress. Credit, in particular, is seen as an area ripe for expansion to help farmers manage financial stress,
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Thanks Joe! Have a great weekend as well.
worked wit cattle and horses and filed work can operate most farm machinery wayne
Thanks for your welcoming message!
Hi Joe...thanks for the welcome. Great to be part of such a good site to have for connecting with people in the Ag business.
Peter
Hi Joe,
Just starting to get into this social networking thing. Have some time now. Moved to SK Nov. so unpacking, building a new offfice, etc....Busy!
Hope all is well. How is your farm succession project coming?
Liz
Hi Joe
Thanks for your welcome to Ontag.
Wayne Warner
Hope all is well,
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