(KFEQ)-Both Missouri Senators voted yes to approve S.R. 2642, the Farm Bill,  which now awaits the Presidents signature.

Democrat Claire McCaskill and Republican Roy Blunt were part of the 68 Senators who voted yes on the Farm Bill Tuesday afternoon.

32 Senators voted no.

“For two long years, our nation’s farm families and rural communities have waited for a Farm Bill. While this may not be the best possible bill – it’s the best bill possible right now. Programs in this bill touch the lives of every American, in every community, in every state. We must provide much-needed certainty for our nation’s farmers and ranchers so that they can continue to work each and every day to feed the country and the world.”

Agriculture is the number one industry in Missouri, and it’s directly responsible for roughly 16 percent of the state’s workforce. Across America, agriculture supports more than 16 million jobs.

Missouri saw overwhelming support from it’s congressional delegation for the farm bill.  In last week’s House vote, all but one Representative voted yes.  Rep. Lacy Clay did not vote on the bill last week.