(LUBBOCK, TX) Farmers and ranchers are one stroke of the pen away from some certainty through the government’s 2018 Farm Bill. On Tuesday the Senate passed the measure by a vote of 87-13, while on Wednesday the House followed suit with a final vote of 369-47. Once signed by President Trump, the five-year bill continues the current ARC & PLC programs for row crop producers, will provide more flexibility with family farms – now allowing first cousins to join in – while limiting all government payments to $125,000 per person per year. Congress also agreed to fund a foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank and increase some funding for conservation programs.