FARM BILL UPDATE

Last Saturday (10/12) Democrats tried to reassert the old agriculture and food aid alliance in upcoming talks with the Senate over a new Farm Bill, but Republicans narrowly beat back their efforts. This means that, while the farm and nutrition titles will be treated as one bill again in the talks with the Senate, the internal time lines remain in the House version so that the food stamps’ reauthorization runs out in three years while commodity programs run for five. Immediately after the vote, Speaker John Boehner released the names of House conferees. Talks are expected to begin this month.

 

Source: Politico, 10/12/13, Farm Bill