By Andrew Taylor
Dairy farmers suffering from low milk prices would benefit from $350 million in emergency funding approved by the Senate on Thursday as it cleared a $121 billion agriculture spending bill for President Barack Obama’s signature.
The bill also delivers a record $58.2 billion for the food stamp program, which when combined with benefit increases passed under Obama’s stimulus bill earlier in the year would mean a 19 percent increase in food stamp spending above current levels.
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