FarmPolicy

May 21, 2013

Farm Bill; Budget; Agricultural Economy; Regulations; and, Political Notes

Farm Bill Issues

DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton reported yesterday that, “A bipartisan group of 44 senators sent a letter Tuesday to Senate leaders calling on them to bring the farm bill to the floor.

“In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., senators stated, ‘With our constant focus on job creation, we write to urge you to schedule floor consideration of the ‘Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012′ as soon as possible.’”

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