Farm Bill 2024 Update Today Ny. The senate’s farm bill doesn’t feature any cuts to food assistance, leaves usda’s “climate smart” initiatives untouched, and raises crop insurance reference prices a modest few percent. In upstate new york, the long delay in resetting farm policy is leaving.
Bill sponsor senator tim kennedy said, increasing access to fresh, locally grown food is critical to both building healthy communities and supporting the farmers and regional producers who drive our agriculture. President biden is expected to sign the bill into law.