2013...A Watershed

Posted by Rick Shields on

 2013 could be a watershed year for farm policy - with the now likely absence of a new farm bill - or maybe even an extension of now lapsed 2008 farm law. There’s a deepening concern among farm leaders in D.C. that House GOP Leaders don’t like and don’t plan to do a farm bill or an extension. And now - with increasing talk of going off the fiscal cliff of automatic spending cuts and tax hikes in January - some ag lobbyists are starting to wonder of 2013 may see a historic shift away from farm bills altogether. Here’s National Farmers Union’s Chandler Goule…

2013...A Watershed

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