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    - The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau welcomed the passage of the 2014 Farm Bill by the U.S. House, which contains provisions that support farmers like strengthened risk management programs and tools to manage risks from weather and commodity prices. - The Farm Bill reduces federal spending by $2.4 billion and repeals direct payments while improving risk management. - The Farm Bureau believes the bipartisan agreement fairly represents the needs of American farmers and consumers and will provide certainty for farmers planning for the future.

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    For Immediate Release: January 29, 2014

    Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Welcomes House Passage of Farm Bill


    (Camp Hill) - ennsyl!ania Farm "ureau ( F") is pleased t#e $%&% House #as passed t#e 2014 Farm "ill t#at 'ontains many (armer-supported pro!isions, in'ludin) a stren)t#ened ris* mana)ement pro)ram t#at pro!ides additional opportunities (or (ruit and !e)eta+le )ro,ers, +ut also in'ludes a redu'tion o( -2. +illion in (ederal spendin)% Representin) a positi!e s#i(t in (ederal a)ri'ulture poli'y, F" notes t#at t#e (arm +ill 'on(eren'e report repeals dire't payments, ,#ile impro!in) tools (or (armers to mana)e t#e in#erent ris*s o( /ot#er 0ature and 'ommodity pri'es% 12 ma3or #urdle #as +een 'leared ,it# House passa)e o( t#e ne, (arm +ill proposal% 4e +elie!e t#e +ipartisan a)reement (airly represents t#e needs o( 2meri'an (armers and 'onsumers and ,ill pro!ide a le!el o( 'ertainty (or (armers as t#ey plan (or t#e (uture,5 said F" resident Carl 6% &#a((er% 14e are no, as*in) t#e &enate to appro!e t#e le)islation%5 6#e &enate is e7pe'ted to 'onsider t#e +ill appro!ed +y t#e House (+y a 281-199 !ote) ,it#in a ,ee*% Farm "ureau a'*no,led)es t#at t#e o!erall (inan'ial num+ers (or t#e (arm +ill 'an +e di((i'ult to understand, +e'ause alt#ou)# it is a (i!e-year +ill, t#e Con)ressional "ud)et :((i'e (C":) s'ores t#e +ill +y estimatin) spendin) o!er 10 years% 6#e C": estimates dire't spendin) at -989 +illion o!er 10 years, ,it# -;89 +illion (or more t#an ;9< o( all spendin)) )oin) to support t#e &upplemental 0utrition 2ssistan'e ro)ram (&02 ) and -200 +illion (or a)ri'ulture and 'onser!ation pro)rams% 6#e Farm "ill also in'ludes a dairy )ross mar)in insuran'e pro)ram t#at en'oura)es inno!ation and responsi!eness to mar*et si)nals% 14e +elie!e t#e ne, mar)in insuran'e pro)ram ,ill #elp ennsyl!ania dairy (armers +etter mana)e t#eir ris*, ,#ile also pro!idin) more sta+ility to an industry ,it# #istori'ally !olatile mil* pri'es,5 'on'luded &#a((er% Pennsylvania Farm Bureau is the states largest farm organization with a volunteer membership of more than 58,300 farm and rural families, representing farms of every size and ommodity a ross the state! """

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