Farm bill unlikely before fiscal cliff issue resolved
November 13, 2012 at 4:15 pm in Grand Forks Herald
America’s agriculture industry needs to be patient. Jennifer Duffy of The Cook Political Report said Tuesday that an overall budget-debt deal needs to happen before Congress can pass new federal farm policy. Continue Reading
This is a good time for farmers to remind their Republican representatives they just reelected about their concerns. As to the farm programs themselves, the Senate already passed their version. The budget? sorry, there is not enough revenue to support the cost of the farm bill. Lastly, move food stamps from USDA to HHS and I suspect a farm bill would be easily attainable.
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