America’s farm economy is facing significant challenges. Agriculture depends on certainty, predictability, access to capital and policies that reflect the realities producers face every day. That’s why the agriculture provisions in the Working Families Tax Cuts package were so important. Congress recognized what farmers and ranchers have been saying for years: we need more farm in the farm bill.
We delivered by strengthening key farm programs, modernizing the farm safety net, enhancing risk management tools, investing in research, doubling funding for our trade promotion programs, and expanding access to affordable crop insurance. The Working Families Tax Cut was “Farm Bill 1.0.”
While there is more work to be done, “Farm Bill 1.0” provides meaningful certainty and support to farmers, ranchers and rural communities that will help them remain productive and competitive, as well as resilient, for generations to come.
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