Farm Bill Passes House, Farmers Hope for Senate Support

0:00It's May 1st. This is Kansas News Today, powered by AI. US Houses dropped a new farm bill, locking in $390 billion for farm programs across the country. It's speeding to the Senate now, and Kansas farmers are hitting paws on their disbelief. This one's way overdue, expired back in 2023, so they've been running on the 2018 version with three extensions just to keep. Things afloat amid high costs and tough weather. Midwest growers are pleasantly shot, calling it a long needed safety net for droughts, floods, or busted harvests that wipe out a year's income. Many had tuned out Congress entirely, picking up side hustles like woodworking to cover land payments. Leaders from Kansas Farmers Union point out it's not the full fix, skips big on current economic pains, snap cuts, pesticide rules, and reopening. Trade doors slammed shut in past wars. My partisan nods in the house give a spark of hope, especially from Kansas Reps.

1:00If the Senate steps up, farmers might finally get that steady ground under their feet.