Barring a last-minute breakthrough - it appears the 2012 Farm Bill process will head back to the House and Senate Ag Committees. The success of a fast-track farm bill always hinged on the success of the debt reduction super committee in saving the government more than a trillion dollars in 10 years. But with the apparent failure of the super committee to reach a broader deal - the fate of the work done by the ag committee leaders - never officially announced - is now clouded in uncertainty.

Sam Willett is Senior Director of Public Policy for the National Corn Growers Association…