US: Kansas commodity groups share 2024 policy priorities

Maize (Corn)

Published Feb 8, 2024

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At the Kansas Commodity Classic, agricultural representatives highlighted the need for a new farm bill providing a safety net for farmers, and discussed the potential impact of the 2024 election on this bill. Other topics included pesticide and biotech policies, the EPA's Vulnerable Species Pilot, and the need for farming education in Washington, D.C. The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is addressing issues with Mexico's GM corn import rules and supports locally led conservation measures. The NCGA also stressed the importance of keeping FMD and MAP funds in the farm bill for market development.

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From regulations that could limit how farmers farm, to the need to get a farm bill past the finish line, there’s a lot on the docket for agricultural policy in 2024. A panel of representatives spoke about policy priorities Jan. 25 at the 2024 Kansas Commodity Classic in Salina, Kan. The panel included Wayne Stoskopf, director, public policy for risk management and tax for the National Corn Growers Association; Chris Tanner, vice president of Kansas Association of Wheat Growers and member of the board of directors for the National Association of Wheat Growers; Craig Meeker, chairman of National Sorghum Producers; and Kyle Kunkler, director of government affairs, American Soybean Association. Chief on the list of priorities was a new farm bill. The panel agreed that getting the farm in the farm bill, ensuring that it is a usable safety net for farmers in increasingly uncertain times, is critical. Meeker shared that one of his colleagues testified before the committee that the ...

Source: Farm Progress