The National Farmers Union (NFU) is calling on the Senate to go further in supporting family farmers and ranchers. In a statement, the NFU expressed appreciation for the committee’s commitment to a bipartisan farm bill but emphasized the need for more meaningful improvements.
Key Reforms
The NFU is urging the committee to strengthen and modernize core farm programs to reflect today’s economic realities and provide a true safety net for farmers. This includes building a dedicated structure and funding stream for disaster assistance that is fast, consistent, and doesn’t require farmers to wait on Congress to act.
The NFU also supports mandatory country-of-origin labeling for meat and poultry, year-round nationwide E15, local food procurement funding, and stronger Packers and Stockyards Act enforcement. The organization believes that these reforms would give farmers more predictable risk management tools, reduce uncertainty, and end the cycle of repeated emergency interventions.
Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
