LUBBOCK, Texas — House leadership released text for its Continuing Resolution (CR) and Supplemental Disaster Appropriations Bill. The bill includes important provisions Texas Corn Producers Association and other agricultural organizations have advocated for over the past year.
Notably, the proposed legislation includes funding and provisions for:
- Farm Bill Extension: Keeping the 2018 Farm Bill in place through September 2025
- Economic Loss Assistance: $10 billion in relief for the 2024 crop year
- Crop Loss Disaster Assistance: $21 billion for the 2023 and 2024 calendar years
- Year-Round E15 Sales
- Aid for agricultural producers who have suffered losses due to the failure of Mexico to deliver water to the U.S.
- Extension of the feral swine eradication and control pilot program
This is welcomed news to corn farmers in the state, yet it still needs to cross the finish line.
It’s important for corn farmers to contact their congressional representatives now and encourage their support for the continuing resolution and supplemental disaster appropriations.
“We appreciate the lawmakers who saw that farmers across the nation are hurting and need assistance now,” TCPA President Jim Sugarek said. “We’re hopeful Congress will deliver with passed legislation that includes this funding and provisions this week.”
— Texas Corn Producers Association
