Center for Rural Affairs officials are disappointed with the Farm Bill approved by the House Agriculture Committee Wednesday. Rural Affairs Policy Associate Anna Johnson says the legislation that passed out of Committee does not place a cap on crop insurance subsidies as they had hoped.
She says the bill also loosens farm program payment limit rules. It creates a loophole for LLCs, S corporations and farmers who have cousins, nephews or nieces involved in the operation.
Johnson says also wanted funding for several beginning farmer programs that were instead eliminated.
She says funding was cut as well for the farmers market local food promotion and the national organic cost share programs, which are also important for beginning farmers.
