Lawmakers hopeful farm bill can be completed by end of the year

There’s optimism in Congress a new farm bill can be completed by the end of the year.

Minnesota Farm Bureau vice president Carolyn Olson took part in the Federation’s annual policy fly-in to Washington D.C. earlier this month and says farm bill timing came up a lot.

“Most offices that we talked to understand that we won’t make the September 30th deadline at this point, but they are all hopeful that we will have a deal done by the end of the year.”

She tells Brownfield Farm Bureau members were assured an extension would maintain funding for farm bill programs farmers depend on.

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Lawmakers hopeful farm bill can be completed by end of the year