Farm bill’s future hinges on action this spring

Ag organization leaders losing optimism for quick renewal

Chad Smith
Feb 13, 2024
Feb 13, 2024

US-Capitol-Blue-Sky-2021-GL — Missing the Dec. 31 deadline for a farm bill would cause dairy support provisions to revert back to legislation from 1949 and would create a “very disruptive” price support system.
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The window of opportunity for passing a farm bill this year is very small and closing fast.

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Chad Smith is a freelance journalist living in the western suburbs of the Twin Cities, but grew up in Castlewood, South Dakota. After spending 22 years behind a microphone in radio, Chad made the switch to full-time freelance journalism, covering agriculture, state and national news stories, sports and everything in between. Reach him at editorial@midwestmessenger.com.