The math for the farm bill gets more complicated if something doesn’t happen in the month ahead. American Sugarbeet Growers Association Executive Vice President Luther Markwart says Congress is now dealing with a budget baseline established in May of 2023. “If we go beyond May of this year you’re going to get a new baseline and that will be essentially less resources to write a farm bill so that is going to be the hammer that pressures people to move on this thing.” Work is happening at the staff level and House Agriculture Committee Chair Glen ‘GT’ Thompson plans to move on the bill before Memorial Day. This is a big complex bill, but I think they are likely farther along than what you would think; I’m excited to get this thing done and finished and across the line.”
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