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Committee advances fallback checkoff language for soybean and related commodity programs, supporters say it’s a safety net
Summary
House Bill 1398 would add fallback state checkoff authority modeled on corn law so Indiana soybean, pork and other commodity marketing programs can continue if the federal program ceases; proponents including the Indiana Soybean Alliance, Indiana Pork and corn growers testified in support and the committee approved the bill 11‑0.
Representative Beau Baird presented House Bill 1398 and moved two amendments by consent to add fallback language for commodity marketing programs. He described the draft as "fallback language" that would not be triggered unless the federal program goes away and said amendments align the bill to existing federal checkoff structures.
Courtney Kingery, CEO of the Indiana Soybean Alliance, told the committee the soybean checkoff is 100% farmer funded and farmer governed; she said ISA collected $18,018,360 in fiscal 2025 and retained about…
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