The Farm Bill saga drags on

There are some mildly inconsistent accounts of what’s going on with the Farm Bill, based on what I could find this morning. This probably sums up the current state of affairs as well as anything. Having it wait until next year, with greater input from a Democratic House, would be better, but I rather doubt that that will happen.

Leaders of the House and Senate agriculture committees say they still hope to finish a farm bill this session, but they have not shown signs of reaching a final agreement. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley has hinted that the farm bill might be added to the appropriations bill so that House leadership would not have to bring it up as a separate piece of legislation. Meanwhile, Representative Collin Peterson of Minnesota, who will chair the House Ag Committee next year, says that if the bill does not pass, he wants to organize his committee quickly in January and bring up the farm bill in short order. - Hoosier Ag Today

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