The U.S. sunflower crop is shaping up well this year.
One group says things really turned around when the “Big, Beautiful Bill” was signed into law.
“One of the things that we spent a lot of time on was when Congress was working on the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill.’ The provisions there for the Farm Bill have just been phenomenal for our producers. We got higher reference prices, better crop insurance coverage, and loan rates were increased, and they could add some acres to their base acres, so we worked hard on that, and we’re thankful to see all that come to fruition. Honestly, the way the Farm Bill was progressing, I mean, it was going to be difficult to get something through Congress, so it was our best vehicle, and I’m glad it worked out,” said John Sandbakken.
Despite the wins in the reconciliation process, sunflower growers are still looking ahead to a new five-year Farm Bill.
Lawmakers are expected to tackle that when they return to the hill next month.
