Though the Senate Ag Committee approved a senate version of language for a new Farm Bill, there are still some sticking points that could hold up passage by the full senate.
Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish warns that new federal SNAP cost-sharing requirements could eventually mean higher property taxes in rural Minnesota. He says there’s hope Farm Bill negotiators can agree to a two-year delay, giving states more time to prepare…
“The county commissioners are going to have to raise taxes to cover that, so that’s the importance of trying to get that extension just to try to get that in line. Otherwise it will end up being higher property taxes on ag land, and rural Minnesota, the majority of the tax base is agricultural land.”
(MN Farmers Union President Gary Wertish)
The full Senate is not expected to vote on a new Farm Bill until after the November elections. The U-S House passed its version of a new Farm Bill in April.
(content: in part, courtesy MNN)
