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Farm bill waiting game
More waiting for a farm bill.
American Farm Bureau vice president of public policy Sam Kieffer says before Congress can focus on passing a new five-year farm bill, budget reconciliation needs to be settled.
“The big question that has yet to be answered is will it be one big beautiful reconciliation bill like President Trump has said, or will it be two like Senator Thune has suggested and some members in the House are requesting? If it’s one, that can clear the deck for other business later on in the year.”
But if it’s split, he tells Brownfield.
“That will certainly delay when Congress has the time and attention to spend on a farm bill and other priorities.”
Either way, Keiffer says it will likely be several months before farm bill negotiations pick up.
Brownfield interviewed Kieffer at the 2025 American Farm Bureau Convention in San Antonio Saturday.
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