Funding is the Problem

With the release of Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman’s farm bill text, James Callan Associates President Jim Callan sees it as an important step. “It addresses reference prices more comprehensively; it addresses crop insurance more thoroughly; it includes Senator Hoeven’s FARMER act which would plus up premium support for the underlying policy.” As a lobbyist for ag groups in North Dakota, Callan is focused on the money. “It’s good to see this movement with Senator Boozman because now you have three of the four corners of ag moving forward with some semblance of farm bill activity. Funding is a big issue when it comes to reference prices and crop insurance. You have to find the money.”