The lack of a new farm bill has been a source of ire for members across party lines. But there finally may be hope that Congress will pass something — at the very least on regulating foreign ownership of American farmland.
After years of stalemate, Republicans included controversial changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in their sweeping budget law. With that done, Republicans say they’re pursuing a narrower farm bill that doesn’t delve into partisan priorities.
House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn Thompson, who has taken to calling the agriculture policy portion of President Donald Trump’s budget law “Farm Bill 1.0,” told NOTUS last week he was optimistic about the prospect of a skinny “Farm Bill 2.0” this fall.