Will it still be the 2007 farm bill?
Pro Farmer, May, 2007 by Bernard, Roger; Wiesemeyer, Jim
Things are either about to pick up steam ... or grind slowly to a halt when it comes to the 2007 farm bill. In fact, there's already prospects that we may not see this omnibus legislation completed this year--or maybe even next year! Here's how things shape up as Congress gears up or down for the weeks and months ahead relative to U.S. farm policy:
Budget deal keeps offset requirements to tap 'reserve' funds.
The fiscal year (FY) 2008 budget resolution did not deliver any "guaranteed" extra funds beyond the baseline for the House and Senate Agriculture Committees to write the next farm bill. The panels were given a $20 billion "reserve" fund, but in order to tap those dollars, the panels will have to come up with spending cuts in other areas--and...
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