Friday, 19 January 2024 00:00
By Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M.
![Sen. Ben Ray Luján](/images/resized/images/news/2024/460_jan26/4_100_100.jpg)
Heinrich, Luján among senators introducing Farm Bill
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., joined U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and 13 bipartisan Senate colleagues, to call on the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry leaders to address long-term drought in the upcoming Farm Bill in a press release published Jan. 12.
“Agriculture is the economic backbone for rural communities in our states. However, severe, long-term drought is devastating these rural areas. During periods of droughts, our farmers and ranchers face diminishing crop and livestock outputs. These negative...