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Farm groups express differing reactions to farm aid in reconciliation 3.0
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Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.
Opinion in farm country appears to be somewhat divided over the latest $95 billion House budget measure, known as reconciliation 3.0, that would provide up to $12 billion in farm aid for row and specialty crops, along with sawmills.
The Iowa Farmers Union released a statement opposed to attaching the ad hoc farm aid to funding for the war in Iran.
IFU urged Congress to make structural reforms through a modernized farm bill that provides farmers with the support they need to stay on their farms.
“We need real solutions through a farm bill that recognizes we are currently on the wrong path.
The House already passed its version of the farm bill, but the Senate has yet to mark up its farm bill.