The House Agriculture Committee is inviting public comments on the 2023 farm bill, which is due to replace the current farm bill, passed in 2018 and due to expire on September 30.
The farm bill is organized by twelve sections or “Titles”:
I. Commodity Programs
II. Conservation
III. Trade
IV. Nutrition
V. Credit
VI. Rural Development
VII. Research, Extension, and Related Matters
VIII. Forestry
IX. Energy
X. Horticulture
XI. Crop Insurance
XII. Miscellaneous
Areas of particular interest to the produce industry include Title XI: Crop Insurance. Presently there is deliberation to extend some of its provisions to specialty crops. Farm bill looks at specialty crops – Produce Blue Book
Possibly the most important area to consider is Title IV: Nutrition, which deals with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; aka food stamps). Current government policy attempts to improve the nation’s consumption of fruits and vegetables, which at present is none too good. America’s heartland: fast-food nation – Produce Blue Book
The House Agriculture Committee is inviting public comments on the 2023 farm bill, which is due to replace the current farm bill, passed in 2018 and due to expire on September 30.
The farm bill is organized by twelve sections or “Titles”:
I. Commodity Programs
II. Conservation
III. Trade
IV. Nutrition
V. Credit
VI. Rural Development
VII. Research, Extension, and Related Matters
VIII. Forestry
IX. Energy
X. Horticulture
XI. Crop Insurance
XII. Miscellaneous
Areas of particular interest to the produce industry include Title XI: Crop Insurance. Presently there is deliberation to extend some of its provisions to specialty crops. Farm bill looks at specialty crops – Produce Blue Book
Possibly the most important area to consider is Title IV: Nutrition, which deals with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; aka food stamps). Current government policy attempts to improve the nation’s consumption of fruits and vegetables, which at present is none too good. America’s heartland: fast-food nation – Produce Blue Book
Richard Smoley, contributing editor for Blue Book Services, Inc., has more than 40 years of experience in magazine writing and editing, and is the former managing editor of California Farmer magazine. A graduate of Harvard and Oxford universities, he has published 12 books.