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Vilsack: U.S. farmers need farm bill certainty

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says he’s encouraged to hear a new farm bill could be completed by the end of 2024, because U.S. farmers need certainty. “I’ve got confidence in the leadership of the U.S. House and Senate that as they begin discussions in...

Rep. Feenstra says producers need crop insurance certainty

A U.S. Representative from Iowa says the ag industry deserves the certainty of a new five-year farm bill. Republican Randy Feenstra tells Brownfield many farmers at the 2024 Farm Progress Show expressed concerns about crop insurance. “When you’ve got corn at $3.60 and soybeans...

Hemp growers want farm bill certainty

Hemp growers say they need farm bill certainty from Congress. “Another one-year extension is not going to hurt anything.” Chris Berry, vice president of the Illinois Hemp Growers Association, says their growers need to know what the next farm bill contains more than any...