The Farm Credit Council is among the more than 300 agricultural groups urging swift passage of Farm Bill 2.0, recently approved with bipartisan support by the House Agriculture Committee. The coalition sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and all House members, emphasizing the need for updated policy. “Farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses have been operating under Farm Bill policies written in 2018, and the landscape has changed significantly since that time,” said Christy Seyfert, the president and CEO of the Farm Credit Council. “Economic pressures facing producers in recent years have only intensified.”
She stressed that outdated policies are ill-suited for current challenges, adding that agriculture cannot rely on solutions crafted nearly a decade ago. The letter highlights broad national support for completing the legislation this year, reflecting concerns across all 50 states about economic pressures and evolving conditions in rural America.
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