Anew law is in effect to help Texas farmers and ranchers by delivering a “lifeline” through expanded financial assistance.
Gov. Greg Abbott ceremonially signed HB 43 into law with members of the agricultural community and lawmakers who filed the bill, state Rep. Stan Kitzman, R-Bellville, and state Sen. Kevin Sparks, R-Midland.
“Rural Texas, along with agriculture, is the bedrock of our Texas identity, who we think of when people around the world think Texas, but there is no rural Texas without agriculture,” Kitzman said.
Texas has the greatest number of farms and ranches in the U.S., 230,662 spanning 125.5 million acres, as of 2022, the latest available data from the Texas Agriculture Department. More than $32.2 billion in agricultural products were sold in Texas that year. Of Texas’ 402,876 producers, only 38% said farming was their primary occupation.
“Agriculture is the backbone of Texas. We are #1 in cotton, cattle, feed, and more. We must protect our farmers and this critical industry. With this new law I signed, Texas will continue to be #1 for generations to come,” Abbott said.
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