While Washington politicians are focused on farm bill politics, producers are focused on their needs.
SNAP work requirements, WIC spending cuts, CCC uses, payment limits and more are all politicizing farm bill efforts this year. However, down on the farm and ranch, it’s still about the basics.
That’s National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Policy Vice Chair Tim Schwab who outlined recently on NCBA’s Beltway Beef podcast, his industry’s farm bill priorities.
A disease safety net is near the top of the list of priorities, in Schwab’s view.
In case there is an outbreak.
The question now is, will the money be there to maintain and improve producer safety nets and amid all the farm bill politics, where will it come from?
