 "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."
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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]
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