Senator Boozman Releases Farm Bill Framework

On Tuesday, Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR) released a framework of his vision for the next farm bill. In an accompanying statement, he emphasized the need “to put more farm in the farm bill.” His framework includes an average increase of 15% in reference prices across all commodities as well as a doubling of the funding for agricultural trade promotion programs. More information on the proposal can be found here. A statement of support from USRPA’s chairman Neal Stoesser can be found here.

House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Marks up Funding Bill

On Tuesday, the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee marked up the fiscal year 2025 funding bill for the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. The markup was completed in under a half hour, with Subcommittee Ranking Member Sanford Bishop (D-GA) and Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) notably raising concerns about how the bill would impact nutrition programs. The subcommittee approved the bill on a party-line vote. It now moves to the full Appropriations Committee, where it is tentatively scheduled to be marked up on July 10. Ahead of the markup, Subcommittee Chairman Andy Harris (R-MD) released the text for the bill; text for the bill can be found here. A recording of the markup can be found here.