The farm bill extension is on a bumpy ride in Congress. South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug Sombke has been talking with the state congressional delegation. “It doesn’t sound real positive but I do hope they are at least going to get an extension on the farm bill,” said Sombke. “If they don’t, we all know what happens. We go back to permanent law and that’s never happened.” Under permanent law, parity prices would take effect for certain commodities. These support prices revert back to the 1938 and 1949 farm bills, disrupting consumer prices significantly.
