Senators Murkowski, Sullivan push Alaska Priorities into New Federal Farm Bill
/Alaska Sens. Murkowski, Sullivan push Alaska priorities into new federal farm bill
by Tim Bradner (Anchorage Press) - August 17, 2023
Alaska’s two U.S. senators are pushing major new additions go the pending federal farm bill that would add new support for the state’s seafood industry as well as traditional farming and livestock growing.
The seafood initiative is a joint undertaking by Alaska Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan with the aim of extending to seafood producers federal support that has long been enjoyed by farmers and large agricultural companies.
Examples would be loans at favorable rates and product labeling requirements, Murkowksi said in a July 20 interview.
“Historically, the federal farm bill has supported ‘big agriculture’ and it hasn’t had much relevance for Alaska,” Murkowski said. She and Sullivan want to change that.
