Farmers and Ranchers Receive Farm Bill for Christmas

(LUBBOCK, TX) Farmers and ranchers are one stroke of the pen away from some certainty through the government’s 2018 Farm Bill. On Tuesday the Senate passed the measure by a vote of 87-13, while on Wednesday the House followed suit with a final vote of 369-47. Once signed by President Trump, the five-year bill continues the current ARC & PLC programs for row crop producers, will provide more flexibility with family farms – now allowing first cousins to join in – while limiting all government payments to $125,000 per person per year. Congress also agreed to fund a foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank and increase some funding for conservation programs.