By Barbara Olejnik
Poultry Times staff
bolejnik@poultrytimes.com
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The U.S. House of Representatives, in a 213-211 vote on June 22, narrowly passed the chamber's Republican-backed 2018 farm bill.
The bill would toughen work requirements for people receiving food stamps and extend subsidies for farmers and government-backed crop insurers.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed their version of the 2018 Farm Bill:
"I applaud Chairman (Michael, R-Texas) Conaway and the House Agriculture Committee for their diligence and hard work in passing. . .
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