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Bob Stallman Praises Senate for Quick Work on 2013 Farm Bill
Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:19:18 CDT
The American Farm Bureau Federation today commended the Senate for quickly moving forward to complete work on the bipartisan 2013 farm bill, the Agriculture Reform, Jobs and Food Act. The bill provides needed risk management tools and a viable economic safety net for America's farmers and ranchers, according to AFBF President Bob Stallman.
"We appreciate the Senate's decision to protect and strengthen the federal crop insurance program and not reduce its funding, as well as the approval of a commodity program that provides farmers varied safety net options," Stallman said. "This approach to farm policy will encourage farmers to follow market signals rather than basing planting decisions on anticipation of government farm benefits. Most importantly, the program will be viable because the Senate stood firm on a budget savings level of $24 billion."
Stallman credited the Senate Agriculture Committee, Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Ranking Member Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) for thorough yet expedient work on the Senate package.
"We now look forward to working with the House as it moves forward with its farm bill legislation," Stallman said. "Timely completion of the farm bill will help provide farmers and ranchers certainty for the coming year and allow the Agriculture Department to plan for an orderly implementation of the bill's provisions."
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