Farm Bill set to expire, advocates pushing for more funding

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The Farm Bill is set to expire at the end of Sept., but Bryant says it won't have a big impact on the nutrition program just yet. Advocates are focusing on getting more funding into the bill.

INDIANAPOLIS— On Thursday afternoon, the parking lot at Gleaner's is filled with people waiting to pick up food."The lines we see at our food banks and pantries are longer than they have ever been in many cases," said Emily Bryant, the executive director with Feeding Indiana's Hungry.

"A large majority of that is going to be the nutrition title and SNAP — that makes 80 to 85% of the Farm Bill. The other portion of it is the AG programs," said Brantley Seifers, with the Indiana Farm Bureau. Feeding America is asking Congress to double the baseline for purchases and adjust for inflation, upping the budget to $500 million.

 

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