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Committee votes 5-0 to report out S.60 creating Farm Security Special Fund with $7.5M FY26 request
Summary
The committee amended and voted unanimously to report S.60, which would create a Farm Security Special Fund, request a $7.5 million FY2026 appropriation, and set grant rules to reimburse farms for uninsured losses up to 50% (maximum $150,000 per farm per year).
The committee voted unanimously, 5-0, to report S.60 as amended, a bill establishing a Farm Security Special Fund and requesting a $7.5 million fiscal year 2026 appropriation, the committee chair announced during the Feb. 28 meeting.
S.60 would create the Farm Security Special Fund at the Agency of Agriculture to provide grants to reimburse farms for uninsured or otherwise uncovered losses caused by eligible weather events (defined to include precipitation, heat, freeze, fire, hail, drought and similar severe conditions). Grants would reimburse up to 50% of documented losses, capped at $150,000 per farm per year, with award amounts adjusted based on farm income relative to a median farm net income metric.
For the record, Amy Schallenberger, representing NOFA Vermont, told the committee she had submitted suggested language asking…
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