Source: NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION, 8/22/18

August in the capital is typically quiet; when legislators head home for the August recess, those of us who work in the world of federal agricultural policy are given a brief respite from an otherwise breakneck cycle of news and deadlines. This year, however, is not following traditional cycles. Faced with an ever-growing to-do list, the Senate took an extremely truncated recess and is officially back in session for the rest of the month. With the 2014 Farm Bill set to expire on September 30, legislators and House and Senate Agriculture Committee staff are working feverishly behind the scenes to get a farm bill negotiated on time.

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