By Jacqui Fatka
Delta Farm Press
The House Appropriations Committee advanced their agriculture appropriations funding bill for Fiscal Year 2022 Wednesday, which was marked up and approved by the Agriculture Subcommittee last week. The agriculture appropriations bill plays a major role in shaping our food and farm systems as it funds many major programs and functions of USDA. For FY 2022, the bill proposes a total of $26.55 billion, a more than 10% increase from FY 2021.