House Ag Committee chair provides a glimpse of the upcoming farm bill

House Ag Committee chair provides a glimpse of the upcoming farm bill

The House Ag Committee has released a summary of the new farm bill that includes new investments for agriculture.

The framework indicates a boost in base acres for the Ag Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs and a reference price increase. Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson tells Brownfield it’s not going to be a blanket set amount or percentage across the board for all commodities.  “Every commodity is in a different situation,” he says.

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