Senate Ag Chair Stabenow encouraged by progress on farm bill

Senate Ag Chair Stabenow encouraged by progress on farm bill

The chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee suggests passing a one-year extension of the farm bill is evidence of Congress working with a sense of urgency.

Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow tells Brownfield the House and Senate coming together to fully extend the current farm bill through the next crop year shows significant progress.

“Including programs that have five-year funding that aren’t what they call ‘baseline bills’ that don’t automatically continue, otherwise you have to find money to continue something.

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