A number of farm groups are already praising the recently released draft of the 2013 Farm Bill, throwing their weight behind the latest attempt to pass vital farm legislation.
The recently proposed draft of the farm bill released by Senator Debbie Stabenow and the Senate Farm Committee will differ very little from last year’s bill. The proposed legislation would save about $23 billion (the same amount the 2012 Farm Bill was supposed to save) through the elimination of direct payment farm subsidies, the reduction of food stamp eligibility and conservation funding, and the increase of crop insurance subsidies.
The National Milk Producers Federation is coming out in favor of the bill. Its president recently released a statement praising the work of the Senate Ag Committee.
“We are pleased that the dairy title of the Farm Bill released today by the Senate Agriculture Committee contains the Dairy Security Act (DSA), just as it was included in last year’s Senate Farm Bill. The DSA is the best approach for providing a cost-effective safety net for dairy farmers, and we commend Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Ranking Member Thad Cochran (R-MS) for their efforts to pass the DSA into law. The DSA provides the right combination of effective risk management for dairy farmers while minimizing program costs to the taxpayer.”
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Written by: Justin Ellison / Farm Plus Staff Writer