 "Farmers throughout Illinois -- and the United States -- depend
on the farm bill to help provide stability and manage risk in
what is often a risky profession," said Philip Nelson, president
of the Illinois Farm Bureau. "And, with current farm bill set to
expire in September, it is extremely important that a new farm
bill is passed yet this year. The Senate's passage of their bill
is definitely a step in the right direction."Still, Nelson
added, the Senate farm bill is just the first step in the
process. Despite the fact that the Senate has passed a version
of the bill, the House of Representatives still must debate and
pass their version before the two bills can be combined and sent
to President Obama to be signed into law.
"We want to commend Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, ranking
member Pat Roberts and the Senate Agriculture Committee on their
commitment, hard work and the bipartisan fashion in which they
handled this bill," Nelson said. "We certainly hope the House of
Representatives can build on this momentum and work toward
passage of their bill in the coming weeks. It's an important
piece of legislation that farmers and consumers alike depend
on."
[to top of second column] |
The Illinois Farm Bureau is a member of the American Farm Bureau
Federation, a national organization of farmers and ranchers.
Founded in 1916, Illinois Farm Bureau is a nonprofit membership
organization controlled by farmers who join through their county
Farm Bureau. IFB has a total membership of more than 420,500, a
voting membership of 82,973 and represents 2 out of 3 Illinois
farmers.
[Text from file received from
Illinois Farm Bureau]
 |
