The omnibus spending bill passed by Congress in the lame duck session will provide $3.7 billion in ad-hoc disaster aid to farmers. Ag lobbyist Tom Sell tells Brownfield the funding will benefit crop and livestock producers despite being smaller than previous years.
“Just like they included a provision for livestock losses in 2021, this round of drought relief also carved out $450 million for livestock losses. The drought was widespread.”
Sells says he expects the USDA to implement the funding similarly to what’s been done in the past.
