Farm Bill and Disaster Aid Face Uncertainty as Congress Returns …

Nov 11, 2024 · Congress' lame-duck session may address a new farm bill and disaster aid, but priorities are unclear. With budget deadlines and aid requests from recent disasters, …

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Farm Bill Extended In Last Minute Funding Deal: What To Know

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Dec 21, 2024 · Congressional lawmakers late Friday approved an extension of the farm bill with $10 billion in economic aid for farmers, part of a spending agreement that narrowly avoided a …

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Congress Struggles To Reach Funding Deal To Avert Government …

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Dec 16, 2024 · The Biden administration has called on Congress to approve more $100 billion in disaster aid from Congress for a number of agencies, including the Federal Emergency …

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Facing Shutdown, Congress Passes Disaster Aid, Short-Term …

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Dec 20, 2024 · The legislation also includes more than $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in economic aid to farmers, as well as extension of the farm bill through Sept. 30, 2025.

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Farmers, Homeowners Face Uncertainty After $100B In Disaster …

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Dec 19, 2024 · American farmers and small business owners are among those who will suffer if Congress cannot agree on a new spending bill after President-elect Donald Trump abruptly …

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Farmers To Get Nearly $31 Billion Amid Year-End Legislative Push

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Dec 18, 2024 · Congress late Tuesday released the full bill text of a Continuing Resolution, or CR, to fund the federal government through March 14. The bill adds roughly $100 billion overall for …

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Congress Approves CR, Includes $31 Billion In Farmer, Disaster Aid …

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Dec 21, 2024 · The CR includes nearly $110 billion in disaster and farmer aid ($21 billion ag disaster and $10 billion in farmer aid), and a one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill.

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FAQs about Farm Bill and Disaster Aid Face Uncertainty as Congress Returns … Coupon?

Will Congress pass a disaster package or a farm-bill extension?

Progressive Farmer’s Chris Clayton reported Monday that “ Congress returns this week facing a Dec. 20 deadline to approve a new funding resolution to keep the government operating, as well as potentially pass a disaster package and a farm-bill extension before wrapping up the year. ...

How much money will Congress give farmers to recover from natural disasters?

(DTN file photo) OMAHA (DTN) -- Congress on Tuesday released the details of a disaster package that includes nearly $31 billion overall for farmers. The year-end funding bill congressional leaders released includes nearly $21 billion to help farmers recovering from natural disasters and another $10 billion in economic aid to crop producers. ...

What if USDA rolled into the farm bill?

Those funds for USDA conservation programs were tied to using climate-smart practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or sequester carbon. The funding, if it had been rolled into the extension of the farm bill, would have paid for the $10 billion in economic aid, Stabenow noted. ...

How much disaster aid does the doomed Bill help farmers?

Many farmers are in the same boat, since about $21 billion of the disaster aid in the doomed bill was assistance for them. “Without federal disaster money right now, or without some assistance, people like me will not be farming much longer,” Georgia pecan farmer Scott Hudson said. ...

How much have farmers lost since the last disaster bill?

The American Farm Bureau Federation released a report looking at agricultural disaster losses since the last disaster bill for farmers. It shows more than $20 billion in uncovered losses for producers. (Graphic courtesy of AFBF Market Intel report) ...

How will USDA's $10 billion agricultural assistance bill affect farmers?

The bill spells out how $10 billion in economic assistance available to farmers should be calculated. USDA will have 90 days after the bill becomes law to make one-time payments to a producer of an eligible commodity crop. The money would go to crops where the expected gross return per acre is less than the expected cost of production. ...