Ag Policy Experts Say Budget Reconciliation Bill Has ‘Worst’ Farm Policy They’ve Seen

X Ag policy experts say budget reconciliation bill has ‘worst’ farm policy they’ve seen

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Ag policy experts say budget reconciliation bill has ‘worst’ farm policy they’ve seen

Agriculture policy experts in a press conference Wednesday hosted by Environmental Working Group said the massive budget reconciliation bill waiting for debate and approval in the Senate, would drive further dependency on farm safety nets, and have negative effects on…

Iowa Ag concerns tied to outdated policies | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

The clock is ticking on the long-overdue Farm Bill, with just three months left before Congress may be forced to extend it for yet another year. That would push the current bill—already outdated—more than halfway through a second life it was never intended to have. The policies and programs it contains are built on data that’s more than a decade old. Few other industries are expected to operate under rules this outdated. Congress is now looking t

Iowa Ag Experts Warn Reconciliation Bill Could Hurt Small Farmers and Harm Rural Economies

Iowa agriculture groups are raising concerns over a federal budget reconciliation bill headed for Senate debate that would expand crop subsidies while slashing nutrition assistance. Critics say the bill favors large, high-income farms, especially in southern states, while making it harder for small and mid-sized Iowa farmers to compete for resources. Analysts also warn that cutting SNAP by 30% while boosting farm subsidy spending by $50 billion …

The Great Farm State Give-Away

Our friend Bryan Riley at the National Taxpayers Union, has exposed a multi-billion-dollar give-away to the farm states, and it makes the Republicans look like fiscal frauds.  Some of the programs will double over the next decade. Georgia peanut farmers will see almost triple their normal federal handouts. Republicans used to tout “freedom to farm.” Now we have “Freedom to Farm Taxpayers.” This is no emergency bailout. Farm income has been surgi…

Update: Pressure Rises in Maine to Oppose Cutbacks in Reconciliation Bill

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote soon on the reconciliation budget bill that would increase the national debt by trillions and give billionaires tax breaks while increasing costs for working families. Pressure is ramping up on Senator Susan Collins to oppose the most drastic environmental rollbacks in the bill and join her Republican colleagues who are defending clean energy tax credits that have created jobs and helped Mainers save money on …