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Diving overview:
The farm bill is set to expire once again, as a one-year extension of the massive farm spending package expired Monday night without action from Congress.
Political divisions over the bill’s basic pillars, including crop insurance, climate-smart agriculture and funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, continue to delay passage.
The delay could upend some of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s farm conservation and trade promotion programs, setting the stage for potentially larger and more costly disruptions beginning at the end of the year.
Dive Insights:
It has now been two years since the 2018 farm laws expired. Congressional leaders have said they will consider legislation worth more than $1 trillion later this year, after the election and during the lame duck session.
New registrations for some of USDA’s bases conservation program The Conservation Reserve Program, livestock projects under the EQIP program and grassland conservation incentives expired with the farm bill Monday night.
Trade promotion programs may also be affected, it said. Overview of the Congressional Research ServiceIncludes market access programs and other programs to help producers diversify their exports.
Most of the effects of the expiration will not be felt until early next year when the grant program is approved. Back to the Farm Bills of 1938 and 1949s, or what is known as “permanent law.” At that point, the government program would end the safety net for soybeans, peanuts and sugar, a move that would drive up U.S. food prices while providing significant payments for goods like dairy.
Agricultural groups are increasingly calling for an agricultural bill to be submitted before the end of the year and a return to permanent law. Farms have struggled with falling incomes and lower levels of government support over the past few years and are seeking greater certainty about safety nets and trade promotion programs.
“Given the enormous challenges facing production agriculture, including farms, Economy in decline – it is essential that Congress take action before the end of the year. “Strengthen agricultural policies for American farmers,” said a letter from more than 300 farm groups. House and Senate Leaders.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries last week “It’s going to be important to find a way forward and see if we can reauthorize the farm bill to make sure we can meet the demand,” he said, citing the farm spending package as one of Democrats’ top three priorities in the lame duck session. said. “By bringing farmers together, we will meet the needs of ordinary Americans and continue to build on the progress we have made in combating the climate crisis.”
