Farm Bill Now Pt 1
From the Ag Information Network, this is today’s Fruit Grower Report. There’s no question about the level of uncertainty facing U.S. agriculture in 2025.
Rob Larew, president of the National Farmers Union, says American agriculture is looking for more solid ground to stand on …
LAREW … “We need certainty in the markets. We need certainty in policy. We need certainty at USDA.”
Without it, Larew says these challenging times for the agricultural industry will only get worse …
LAREW … “Right now, I mean, as farmers, we wrestle with uncertain conditions all the time, right? Markets go up, they go down. We have a lot of challenges with the weather and so forth. But right now, the government is adding to that with trade war uncertainty, and where that's ultimately going to go.”
And the cost of doing business, Larew says isn’t likely to get better anytime soon …
LAREW … “We're already seeing the increased costs associated with that. Stagnant markets. We don't know where that's going to go. All of this is in the context of a 2018 Farm Bill that didn't get us through a pandemic very well.”
While it might not seem realistic that Congress can get a new farm bill approved, Larew says it simply has to happen in 2025 …
LAREW … “Our point is it has to be realistic. I think we need to reject the notion that Congress can simply continue to kick the can down the road.”
Tune in tomorrow for more on why getting a new Farm Bill done THIS YEAR is so important for the ag industry.
