AREA FARMERS FEEL MORE AT PEACE AFTER THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EXTENDED THE FARM BILL TO 2024.
OUT OF THE 428-BILLION DOLLAR PACKAGE, MORE THAN 75-PERCENT WILL GO TOWARDS FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
NINE-PERCENT WILL COVER CROP INSURANCE, SEVEN-PERCENT WILL COVER COMMODITIES AND ANOTHER SEVEN-PERCENT WILL COVER CONSERVATION.
NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PRESIDENT MARK MCHARGUE SAID PRODUCERS APPRECIATE THE EXTENSION BUT ARE ENCOURAGING CONGRESS TO PASS A FIVE-YEAR FARM BILL “TO PROVIDE THE NEEDED SUPPORT FOR FARM AND RANCH FAMILIES.”
