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Five-year Farm Bill is passed The US House on Wednesday passed the Farm Bill, which days earlier had been passed by the Senate. First District Representative Phil Roe said the legislation passed the House by a vote of 369 to 47. “With a decline in net farming income of 52 percent over the past five years and the average age of farmers drastically rising, we need to ensure our farmers have an adequate safety net to continue producing for generations to come. This bill contains wins for America’s farmers, ranchers, rural communities and consumers, and provides farmers with five years of much needed stability,” said Roe. The legislation includes provisions needed to maintain a strong safety net for the agriculture community. Specifically, it reauthorizes and improves critical crop insurance programs, expands trade promotion initiatives such as the Market Access Program to sell American goods abroad; and it ensures small family farms have access to research and agriculture extension programs to increase their crop yields. The legislation also enhances protections for dairy farmers, by ensuring that the dairy safety net is accessible to producers of all sizes. It also includes vital funding for animal disease prevention and management initiatives to keep livestock and consumers healthy. The also bill includes the Tennessee Wilderness Act, to protect land in the Cherokee National Forest, with a wilderness designation to ensure the area remains protected for future generations. Also included is a protection for the food stamp program, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It also ensures that current work requirements are more difficult to waive.
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