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Farm Bill Passes Senate, Heads
to Conference, Numerous Farmers Union Policies
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WASHINGTON (Feb. 13, 2002) – National Farmers Union (NFU) declared today’s long-awaited passage of the U.S. Senate farm bill a victory. "Farmers Union congratulates the Senate for passing a comprehensive farm bill that tackles many issues influencing production agriculture," said NFU President Leland Swenson. "We commend the Senate for rectifying many of the multiple faults in existing commodity programs that Farmers Union has expressed for years." According to Swenson, notable triumphs for independent commodity
producers include: "The Senate made significant strides toward addressing increased consolidation and decreased competition that is choking out family farms and ranches," Swenson said. The Senate farm bill passed the following NFU-proposed items to address
concentration: Additional Senate farm bill provisions supported by NFU include: "I am proud of our organization for bringing these issues to the forefront, but our role is not over," Swenson said. "We will work to keep these beneficial policies on course through the conference committee and in the final passage of the farm bill." -30- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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