NDFU President Calls Reconciliation Package 'Good and Bad'

NDFU president calls reconciliation package 'good and bad'

JAMESTOWN – North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne called the budget reconciliation package passed Thursday by Congress “a mixed bag.” “There is a lot of good in the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ that will strengthen the farm safety net," he said. "We appreciate the improvements made to farm programs and tax provisions impacting agriculture and farmer-owned cooperatives.” Farm bill provisions that NDFU worked to achieve include an increa…

Congress passes budget reconciliation bill that includes farm programs

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Thursday passed a budget reconciliation bill that contains agriculture programs typically included in a farm bill. The bill, backed by President Donald Trump, passed the House on a 218-214 vote. The 2018 farm bill was signed in December 2018 and first expired on Sept. 30, 2023. After a couple extensions, it now is set again to expire on Sept. 30, 2025. Many of the provisions typically included in a farm bill made i…

Kansas Corn Growers Association applaud pieces of Senate budget reconciliation bill

Kansas Corn Growers Association President J.D. Hanna, Silver Lake, joined the National Corn Growers Association in applauding several pieces of the bill, noting that several farm bill priorities were included in the reconciliation bill.