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Sen. Moran visits SEK farms
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Sen. Jerry Moran talks with Matthew Atkinson and his grandfather, Marion, of Atkinson Farms, LLC, near one of their soybean fields in Scammon. Moran met with the Atkinsons and some other area farmers to get their input as Congress begins building a new farm bill that is due to take effect in October of 2023. - photo by Dustin R. Strong
SCAMMON, Kan. — Republican U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran spent the day Monday visiting different family farms in southeast Kansas as both chambers of Congress begin looking at constructing a new farm bill for 2023. Moran held a Q&A in a Scammon soybean field owned by Matthew and Marion Atkinson, of Atkinson Farms, LLC., wanting to know what local farmers are going to need to remain successful for the foreseeable future. The Farm Bill, a legislative mainstay since 1933, was originally a commodity price support to provide income for farmers and ensure a steady domestic food supply for Americans during the Great Depression.