Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley and House Ag Chairman Mike Conaway disagree over payment limits for farm program payments. The proposed House Farm Bill does not contain those limits while Senator Grassley is pushing for them in the Senate version. The Center for Rural Affairs supports payment limits. The Center’s Policy Program Associate Anna Johnson says the House farm legislation fails to address the need for payment limits.
She says they want Congress to pass a farm bill this year.
Johnson says time is running short for Congress to approve a new farm bill but they remain hopeful it will happen.
Johnson says her group wants the new farm bill to not only contain payment limits but also a solid conservation title as well as programs that offer strong economical alternatives to rural communities.
