date:Sep 12, 2012
In a letter to the majority leader Harry Reid and the minority leader Mitch McConnell, the AFBF along with 12 other national agriculture organisations, said that the proposed House-passed disaster bill would detract from the more important mission of passing a longer-term farm bill, which would provide guaranteed financial and conservation support for more farmers.
They raised concerns that the bill would cost an estimated $600m, which would affect the funding available for long-term agricultur