News that Congress may be on the verge of passing a third budget extension will likely further delay progress on a new farm bill. While lawmakers aren’t admitting it publicly, multiple sources close to the situation say there is a growing sense that new farm bill legislation is still a long way off.
If you feel like you’ve heard this story before, that’s probably because you have. The 2018 Farm Bill officially expired on Sept. 30. At the time Congress was hammering out a last-minute continuing resolution to avoid a shutdown. That budget compromise funded government agencies through mid-November. Read more