MY WEEKLY COLUMN: MY BILL TO LOWER THE COST OF CROP INSURANCE FOR YOUNG FARMERS IS BEING IMPLEMENTED AT USDA
On Wednesday August 20th, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it would begin to formally implement legislation that I introduced to lower the cost of crop insurance for the next generation of Iowa farmers and producers.
My bill – the Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act – was included in President Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” that was signed into law on Independence Day and marked the largest investment in the farm economy in decades.
With this bold and rapid action spearheaded by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, beginning and young farmers and producers will benefit from more accessible and more affordable crop insurance policies, protecting them from unforeseen financial losses caused by severe weather and animal diseases through no fault of their own.
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