Elections, deficits will impact farm bill discussions
Story Date: 2/9/2012

 
Source: Hembree Brandon, SOUTHEAST FARM PRESS, 2/7/12
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As hearings and discussions resume on crafting the 2012 farm bill, the threat of $30 billion to $35 billion being chopped out of agricultural programs hangs over the negotiations, says Carlisle Clarke, legislative assistant to Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., vice chairman of the Appropriations Committee and a member of the Agriculture Committee.

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