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Vermont delegation briefs committee on ag appropriations: SNAP funded, farm programs extended one year
Summary
Senators' staff said the recent government reopening included full-year USDA funding for many agriculture programs, a one-year farm bill extension and targeted line items (SARE, Dairy Business Innovation Centers, Reconnect broadband); speakers warned SNAP funding and contingency reserves were reduced and a failed hemp amendment could harm Vermont hemp producers.
Catherine Becker Van Hayes (Katie), state director for Sen. Bernie Sanders, and Ryan McLaren, senior adviser for Sen. Peter Welch, summarized recent federal actions affecting Vermont agriculture: the government shutdown and reopening, a one‑year extension for parts of the farm bill, and a slate of appropriations that include both program restorations and limits.
Katie thanked the legislature for emergency state funds that kept SNAP benefits flowing during the shutdown and warned of looming changes to enhanced premium tax credits for the Affordable Care Act. "SNAP provides about $6 in benefits per day," she said, noting the program had been fully…
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