Sen. Boozman meets with Arkansas farmers, prepares to push Farm Bill 2.0 after midterm
Sen. John Boozman continued his tour of Arkansas agriculture Tuesday, visiting Riceland Foods in Stuttgart, where he met with rice farmers to get input about po Sen. John Boozman, the chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, has met with rice farmers in Arkansas to discuss policies impacting their agriculture. This comes amid the worst year for Arkansas agriculture in decades, with high crop prices, increased input costs, and the Iran war's impact on fuel and fertilizer prices. This year was the worst for Arkansas's rice crop since the '70s, dropping from 1.3 million acres to 851,000. Despite efforts by Boozman to secure $11 billion in emergency aid for farmers, the bill is tied up in a larger defense reconciliation bill, unlikely to be popular with Democrats. The existing farm bill, which is outdated, is sorely needed for an update.
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Sen. John Boozman continued his tour of Arkansas agriculture Tuesday, visiting Riceland Foods in Stuttgart, where he met with rice farmers to get input about policies impacting them amid the worst yea... [4397 symbols]
