Source: Forrest Laws, FARM PROGRESS, 7/22/20


Drafting a new farm bill has become a more and more difficult undertaking with each new law generally taking longer and longer to write and pass, depending on the budget and economic conditions when it was written. The difficulty in passing the previous bills may pale in comparison when the House and Senate agriculture committees begin trying to write new legislation in 2021 and 2022, according to Hunt Shipman, principal and director of Cornerstone Government Affairs.

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