Cotton Newsline: December 12, 2007

The Senate resumed debate on the Farm Bill Tuesday.

The Senate resumed debate on the Farm Bill Tuesday. An amendment offered by Senators Lugar and Lautenberg, that would phase out farm subsidies and strengthen crop insurance programs, failed on a vote of 37 to 58. According to Gary Adams, Vice-President of Economics and Policy Analysis for the National Cotton Council, this is good news for all producers.
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