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The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 will be marked up by the Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday, June 13^th.  Read the current bill text here.

• Protects seed cotton eligibility for the Farm Bill safety net, building on a provision Sen. Cornyn included in the Bipartisan Budget Act earlier this year.
• Retains and strengthens the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program to help provide Texas producers with stability through unpredictable weather and natural disasters.
• Strengthens crop insurance programs and other risk management tools for Texas farmers and ranchers.
• Promotes animal health and reauthorizes disease research programs, which Sen. Cornyn advocated for in a letter to Committee leadership earlier this year, and which will help address the spread of cattle fever tick.
• Enhances the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to provide technical and financial assistance to farmers and ranchers to help them conserve soil and water.
• Encourages USDA research partnerships, including those at Texas A&M University System and Texas Tech University System, to promote more productive and profitable farming.
• Maintains the Foreign Market Development and Market Access Programs, which help Texas farmers and ranchers place and sell their products in foreign markets.