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Unidentified speaker at House Agriculture Committee urges passage of five-year Farm Bill
Summary
An unidentified speaker at a House Committee on Agriculture event urged Congress to pass a new five-year Farm Bill, saying it would lower costs for producers and consumers, promote agricultural innovation such as precision agriculture, and address inconsistent state regulations; the speaker urged the public to press lawmakers to act.
An unidentified speaker at the House Committee on Agriculture urged Congress to pass a new five-year Farm Bill, saying the absence of a current bill leaves farmers—and nonfarm households—without needed certainty. “Don't have a farm bill yet,” the speaker said, calling for renewed legislative focus.
The speaker framed the Farm Bill as a broad policy affecting both producers and everyday consumers. “Whether you live on a farm or not, the farm bill affects you,” the speaker…
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