Source: AGRI-PULSE, 2/17/17

(Editor’s note: This is the second article in our new Agri-Pulse series: “The seven things you should know before you write the next farm bill.” Each segment provides important background and 'lessons learned’ that can help inform and stimulate debate before formal work starts on writing the next farm bill.)

 Development of a new farm bill usually starts with discussions of needs and wants, and evolves into costs. Figuring out the farm bill “math” is not for the faint of heart. Agricultural economists spend countless hours making the programmatic goals work within a certain set of parameters – largely dictated by Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projections.

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