From staff reports WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) recently showcased the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act, which contains over 100 bipartisan bills and put the 2024 Farm Bill on track to being signed by the end of 2024.
“This is a serious proposal that reflects bipartisan priorities to keep farmers farming, families fed and rural communities strong,” Stabenow said. “The foundation of every successful Farm Bill is built on holding together the broad bipartisan coalition of farmers, rural communities, nutrition and hunger advocates, researchers, conservationists and the climate community. This is that bill, and I welcome my Republican colleagues to take it seriously and rejoin us at the negotiating table so we can finish our work by the end of the year. Farmers, families and rural communities cannot wait any longer on the 2024 Farm Bill.”
The bill addresses foreign ownership of farmland, builds on rural community commitment, invests into the farm safety net to provide certainty to all farmers, ensures that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program keeps up with the realities of American life and brings investment to climate-smart conservation practices into the Farm Bill.
The act covers a lot of ground including farmer certainty, conservation, trade promotion and international food aid, nutrition, credit, rural development, research, forestry, energy, horticulture and more.