House ag committee passes farm bill

The U.S. Congressional House Committee on Agriculture approved the farm bill Thursday by a vote of 35-11. The House bill would slash spending by $35 billion over 10 years. The farm bill is what makes it possible for farmers in North Dakota and across the country to provide a “safe, secure food supply”, said Woody Barth, president of the North Dakota Farmers Union in Jamestown, which hosted a public meeting Tuesday at the pavilion in Belfield.

By: Betsy Simon, The Dickinson Press