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Central 2lorida3s Agri4Leader2or a decade. the Institute or Agriculture and Trade)olicy has been trying to oster a !ore !odern.co!"rehensive "olicy than the one relected in the last t5oar! bills6 Today. based on gro5ing debate about

A!erica3s ood su""ly and "olitical gridloc7 inWashington. the organi8ation believes it is closer to successthan ever beore6

The e9isting structure o the last ar! bill :largely ignoresthe dee" syste!ic challenges "laguing our ar!ers and

ood syste!.; argues IAT) in a "osition "a"er titled$eyond the 2ar! $ill6 Those challenges include :5ildluctuations in agriculture "rices that hurt ar!ers andconsu!ers. s7yroc7eting land "rices that 7ee" beginningar!ers o the land. the e9"loitation o ar! and ood

5or7ers. the gro5ing !ar7et "o5er o big cor"orationsthat over5hel! local ood syste!s built to connect 5iththeir co!!unities. and rising inco!e ine!ar7et 5or7s.; he said6 :2or e9a!"le. there is such

volatility in "rices and ar!ers have so little "o5er thatthey are very vulnerable to actors beyond their control6 Soro! our "ers"ective. an eective ar! bill needs to ta7einto account all 7inds o ar!ers and the !ar7etconditions they ace. not ?ust large co!!ercial o"eratorsand the s"ecial interests that do!inate the !ar7et6;

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:We su""ort the current conce"t o the ar! bill as itrelates to "roviding stability or our ood su""ly and asaety net so that the country can eel secure about"roviding its o5n ood and iber.; Hendren said6 :And thatsaety net. based on things li7e "rice luctuations andnatural disasters. is critical to an eective agricultural"olicy6 So it3s essential that 5e continue that6;

Although 22$ disagrees 5ith IAT)3s assess!ent that large

agribusinesses do!inate current govern!ent "olicy.Hendren said 22$ agrees in "rinci"le that :there is a lot oo""ortunity or i!"rove!ent o current agricultural"olicy6 2or e9a!"le. 5e su""ort e9"anding cro" insurance"rogra!s6 We also su""ort the overall conce"t o a ar!er!a7ing "roduction decisions based on !ar7et actorsrather than govern!ent "rogra!s6;

The good thing about the ar! bill. Hendren said. is that it!ust be rene5ed every ive years6 :So that !eans 5e canhave these discussions about 5hat !ight be out!odedabout our "olicies.; she said6 :'bviously. 5hat 5or7ed /0

years ago is not good "olicy today in so!e cases6 $ut thei!"ortant issue is the stability o our ood su""ly6 And that!eans 5e have to ocus on a "olicy that !a7es sureagriculture continues to thrive in A!erica6 And to do that.

5e have to constantly revie5 our "olicies6;

2lorida 2ruit and @egetable Association. a leader in theS"ecialty Cro" 2ar! $ill Alliance. has no oicial "ositionon IAT)3s initiative. said s"o7es"erson Lisa Lochridge6

2or !ore inor!ation on IAT)3s "ro"osed "olicy changes.visit 5556iat"6orgFdocu!entsFbeyond4the4ar!4bill6

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