It’s no secret that American farmers provide our country with an abundance of food, but also fuel, fiber and feed. Farmers, and many Americans quite possibly, agree that the government needs to protect the industry especially in our current economic crisis.

The USA Rice Federation along with 10 other national and regional farm groups recently wrote a letter to the Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack reassuring their strong support for the 2008 Farm Bill’s safety net. The letter not only showed their support, but explained why it is so important for the public.

“That benefit is due to the hard work of American farmers and the safety net that provides both stability and a small degree of certainty to farmers in an industry where risk is enormous and can be impossible for a producer to control,” the letter said according to the Delta Farm Press.

After the passing of the 2008 Farm Bill, commodity prices have greatly decreased. The fixed direct payment, part of the safety net program, is the only thing “currently helping every farmer with base acres to deal with steep increases in input costs, dramatic commodity market swings, and increasing uncertainty in the credit markets that they rely on to keep their farms running.”

The organizations hope to discuss further safety issues with Vilsack.

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Tags: Rice Federation, Tom Vislack

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