Source: BROWNFIELD AG NEWS, 4/7/22


An ag economist suggests the current federal deficit could slow passage of the next farm bill. David Widmar with Ag Economic Insights tell Brownfield today’s situation is similar to a decade ago when the country saw sluggish recovery coming out of the Great Recession. “The implications were that it was very hard to pass a farm bill in 2013, in fact, it was impossible- we had to pass a one-year extension of the 2008 Farm Bill. Congress was really focused on sequestration and austerity measures to really pull back government spending.”

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