Government shutdown delayed, but what’s next for the farm bill talks?
Considering the tight time frame, and pushback between the House and Senate committees, having a finalized farm bill by November is a big ask.
Considering the tight time frame, and pushback between the House and Senate committees, having a finalized farm bill by November is a big ask.
Lawmakers believe that the farm bill talks will be delayed until the end of the year. Add in a looming government shutdown, and things are very uncertain.
The current farm bill expires at the end of September, which means the future of our nation’s food system is at a critical crossroads.
The Sept. 30 deadline to reauthorize a new farm bill before the current one expires is looming, and many points of contention remain.
Through the farm bill renegotiations, some politicians are fighting back against California’s Prop 12, which is largely seen as an unjust law in agriculture.
The 2018 farm bill created opportunities for tribal communities, but there is a long way to go toward a fully diverse and inclusive food and farm bill in 2023.
With the average age of the U.S. farmer approaching 6- years old, new bipartisan legislation aims to help bring the next generation into family farming.
Farmers may be getting a little more optimistic about interest rates. Or at least that’s what the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer results for April may indicate.
Americans say that not reauthorizing the farm bill in ’23 would have significant, negative impacts according to a new American Farm Bureau Federation poll.
With the devastation that has occurred across our nation’s forests in the last five years, the forestry title deserves the attention on the 2023 farm bill.