Farm organizations have appealed to the administration to propose a new round of assistance for agricultural producers as part of a defense supplemental request for funding the conflict with Iran. The Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in supplemental funding for the war effort. Chairman Boozman stated that inclusion of farm aid is a “natural fit” for the supplemental bill, noting the harm the conflict is causing farmers through disrupted supply chains that have driven up the cost of fertilizer and fuel.
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