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The Farm Labor Organizing Committee is working to better the harsh conditions faced by North Carolina farm workers. During the British American Tobacco s Annual General Meeting in London, FLOC addressed ongoing abuse in North Carolina s tobacco fields. Being the nation s largest tobacco producer, North Carolina s farms have a track record for endangering workers, according to advocates. .
Funding for a longstanding food-assistance program is at the center of the Farm Bill reauthorization debate. But there also are calls to make it easier for farmers in North Dakota and elsewhere to access climate-linked programs. The Farm Bill is updated by Congress every five years, and like previous attempts, lawmakers are clashing over funding levels for SNAP benefits, a key component of the policy. .