House, Senate farm bill proposals differ on funding for market-access programs

House Republicans and Senate Democrats have advanced competing proposals for the next farm bill, with funding for Agriculture Department trade-expansion efforts among the key differences. Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) on Wednesday released a section-by-section summary of a proposed farm bill, the “ Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act ,” which would keep funding for the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Program at their current levels: $200 million and $34.5 million. House Agriculture Committee Chair...