To ensure U.S. farmers can make it from this crop year to the next, U.S. Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.), ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is urging Congress to approve significant economic assistance for farmers by the end of the year.“We need to provide producers with the certainty and the predictability to be able to go to the bank and have confidence that help is on the way so they can continue farming,” Boozman said.The ranking member pointed to increased input costs, higher interest rates and depressed commodity prices, combined with an outdated farm safety net, as reasons why ...