National Farmers Union Calls For Passing Farm Bill On Time
The National Farmers Union said in a release the projection highlights the need for the Trump administration and Congress to act quickly on the 2018 farm bill, trade protections and biofuel market expansion. NFU President Roger Johnson said in a statement, “Many farm families are in significant financial stress right now. They are burning through equity—farm income has been cut in half over the past five years, and a majority of family farmers are currently earning negative farm income. Now, largely because of volatility in trade and depressed biofuel markets, there is no improvement in prices in sight.
“What family farmers and rural America need right now is action. They need a farm bill passed on time this year. They need strong, fair trade agreements, and they need long-term solutions to current trade market disruptions that are depressing farm prices even further.
This is a pretty mind-opening article that lays out for everyone to see just how horrible 2018 has been for American farmers:
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