John Thune: “We also included a voluntary base acre update for three…”

“In recent years, reference prices haven't even covered increases in input costs. But thanks to this bill, commodity program reference prices will more closely reflect the actual market conditions that farmers are dealing with. We also included a voluntary base acre update for three programs, making 30 million acres available. So these programs are based on current planted acres, and that's just on commodity programs. The One Big Beautiful bill also bolsters crop insurance, the cornerstone of the farm safety net.” (01:22–01:27)

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