Farm Bill now, farm, agribusiness groups demand

We have an audio report from RFD Radio's Matt Kaye.

Compiled by staff

Published: Sep 1, 2012

Pam Johnson wants one thing above all else when she takes the reins of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) on Oct. 1: a new farm bill that enables farmers to “get through this drought and start over again next year.”

But it’s not just a farm bill. It’s a food and energy security bill, a rural development blueprint, and may be the best hope for ag regulatory reform.

That’s the message NCGA is taking to policymakers, along with 45 other farm, agribusiness, state government, and ag financial members of the national Farm Bill Now coalition.

In a news conference at the Farm Progress Show, the coalition emphasized the need for action on a 2012 farm bill prior to Sept. 30 expiration of existing ag policy.

Johnson, incoming NCGA president, noted one in 12 U.S. jobs is “directly tied back to the farm.”

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