National Farmers Union Encouraged By Farm Bill Efforts

The agriculture industry is witnessing progress in the Farm Bill and Rob Larew, President of the National Farmers Union shares his insights. 

"We still don't know where this might end up. But it's really encouraging to see, you know, the efforts that we've had out of both the House and the Senate, we have two proposals that I think most farm groups can point to different things in each bill that we like. And as they kind of work it through, you know, hopefully, it'll get to something that you know, to be a bipartisan and broad Farm Bill coalition."

Farmers Union members highly favored the increase in the safety net for farmers in both bills according to LaRew. 

"Considering a crucial support amidst current agricultural challenges, there'll be one to make sure the crop insurance is really strong, both proposals, at least as far as we've seen, easier to buy up higher coverage of crop insurance and make it easier for those farmers and beginning farmers that haven't traditionally been able to take advantage of some of the safety net programs to also be able to dig it in here. And that's a little bit differently. We don't know all of the details yet. So we're still waiting on some of that."

When it comes to the House version versus the Senate version. LaRew says it's too early for them to determine if they favor one over the other.