#2 A Lack of Action on the Farm Bill

“Deja Vu all over again.” Those immortal words from former Yankee catcher Yogi Berra is an accurate description of the farm bill process. This year is ending as it did one year ago with Congress passing a farm bill extension and kicking the can down the road to the New Year for passage of a new five-year farm bill. This situation is RRFN’s #2 ag story of 2024. Minnesota Farm Bureau President Dan Glessing was in Washington, D.C. during the debate over a continuing resolution. The 2025 farm bill debate was top of mind. “Now, this is pretty aspirational, but, G.T. Thompson, the chair of the House Ag Committee, said he wants to have it through committee in the first quarter of next year,” said Glessing. “But, when you look at all those appointments that the Senate would have to confirm it’s going to be a heavy lift to get the whole bill done.”