Ag experts agree that a new farm bill is now unlikely until next year when the new Congress is in session.
Leadership elections have been held in Congress, but lawmakers have a lot of non-farm bill related work left to complete including the annual defense bill.
John Newton is a former Chief Economist for Senate Ag Republicans and the American Farm Bureau and he tells USDA Radio that there is still a lot of uncertainty for producers.
One of Newton’s former bosses, Senate Ag member Chuck Grassley, predicts another one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill.
Bipartisanship will be essential during farm bill deliberations in 2025, given the 60-vote threshold needed to pass major bills in the Senate.
