The US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Chairman John Boozman released the text of the budget reconciliation package known as the Big Beautiful Bill.
Chairman Boozman said, “This bill takes a commonsense approach to reforming SNAP—cutting waste, increasing state accountability, and helping recipients transition to self-sufficiency through work and training. It’s about being good stewards of taxpayer dollars while giving folks the tools to succeed. At the same time, our farmers and ranchers are facing real challenges, which have been unaddressed for too long. This legislation delivers the risk management tools and updated farm bill safety net they need to keep producing the safest, most abundant and affordable food, fuel, and fiber in the world. It’s an investment in rural America and the future of agriculture.”
According to the section by section review of the text prepared by the committee, “The ANF Committee title also makes key investments in rural America, including modernizing farm safety net programs and risk management tools, bolstering agriculture research to ensure that U.S. agriculture remains competitive in the face of growing threats from foreign adversaries, prioritizing trade promotion of U.S. commodities and agriculture products in foreign markets, strengthening animal health and disease defenses for American herds and flocks in light of significant foreign animal disease threats, and makes other key investments to support our farmers and ranchers.”
Dale Sandlin reporting for Southeast AgNet.