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Senate Ag Appropriations includes more than $7 billion in disaster assistance in bill
The bill included $6.28 billion to aid producers who experienced losses due to droughts, hurricanes, wildfires, floods and other qualifying disasters in calendar years 2020 and 2021 and $750 for livestock producers who experienced losses during 2021 due to drought or wildfire, on top of existing farm bill programs for livestock producers.
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The Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee included more than $7 billion in disaster assistance to help farmers and ranchers with losses due to drought and other natural disasters in its Fiscal Year 2022 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.