FAQs
The 2018 farm bill expired on September 30, 2023, and with the 2023 crop year (crops harvested in 2023). The extension continues authorizations until September 30, 2024, and for the 2024 crop year. The House Committee on Agriculture ordered reported H.R. 8467 to reauthorize the farm bill on May 23, 2024.
Did the farm bill pass? ›
Congress passes Farm Bill extension
On November 15th, the Senate voted to pass a House bill for a continuing resolution, which included an extension of the 2018 Farm Bill. The bill extends the farm bill through September 2024. President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law.
What is the farm bill simplified? ›
The farm bill extends authorizations of discretionary programs. The farm bill also suspends long-abandoned permanent laws for certain farm commodity programs from the 1940s that used supply controls and price regimes that would be costly if restored.
What are the negatives of the farm bill? ›
When it's loaded with troubling provisions. A farm bill debate in Congress might conjure up visions of rustic barns and amber waves of grain. So it may surprise you to learn that this legislation could expose kids to pesticides, cut funding for hungry Americans and worsen the climate crisis.
Who benefits from the farm bill? ›
The Farm Bill continues its strong support for America's farmers, ranchers, and forest stewards through a variety of safety net, farm loan, conservation, and disaster assistance programs.
What do farmers want out of the farm bill? ›
Farmers want more money for crop support programs included in Farm Bill As Congress negotiates a new farm bill, some are hoping for higher subsides to help save farms hurt by low crop prices or poor harvests. Others argue the backstops are a waste of taxpayer funds.
What percent of the farm bill goes to farmers? ›
The remaining 19% of spending falls into farmer-related programs such as crop insurance, income support programs, and voluntary incentive-based conservation programs. Total outlays for crop insurance are now projected at $101 billion, an increase of $4 billion from the February projection of $97 billion.
What happens if a farm bill expires? ›
Most programs set to continue
While the overall farm bill expired, many programs still have the authority to run for a few more months, if not years. And, unlike previous farm bills, new money under the Inflation Reduction Act also guarantees a variety of conservation programs will be funded until 2031.
What is the THCA farm bill 2024? ›
The House Agriculture Committee passed a 2024 farm bill (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024; H.R. 8467) on May 23, 2024, and would add new and modify existing statutory definitions related to hemp cultivation and its products, and make certain changes to how hemp is regulated by USDA.
Who controls the farm bill? ›
Members of Congress who sit on the Senate and House Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hold the primary responsibility of drafting farm bills.
The first Farm Bill, crafted in response to the dual crises of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, was enacted in 1933 as part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal.
What 12 tiers are covered by the farm bill? ›
Titles in the most recent farm bill encompassed farm commodity revenue supports, agricultural conservation, trade and foreign food assistance, farm credit, research, rural development, forestry, bioenergy, horticulture, and domestic nutrition assistance.
What are the four main issues that usually dominate the Farm Bill? ›
A handful of issues usually dominate Farm Bill spending, including nutrition, crop insurance, conservation and commodities (see chart below).
Why should I care about the Farm Bill? ›
The Farm Bill supports farmers, ranchers and landowners who choose to conserve their working lands and wetlands through the Agricultural Conservation Easem*nt Program, which pays producers to protect their lands from the threat of development to help address species loss, climate and water challenges.
What are the gaps in the Farm Bill? ›
“Since the 2018 Farm Bill was signed into law, we have realized considerable gaps in the farm safety net due to sharply changing conditions, including the trade war with China, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, COVID-19 and related supply chain challenges, rising foreign subsidies, tariffs, non-tariff trade barriers and ...
What does "farm bill compliant" mean? ›
CBD products that are compliant with the Farm Bill (meaning they're derived from hemp and contain less than 0.3% THC) are legal to produce, sell, and consume in the United States. Again, some states have additional restrictions on CBD.
What president signed the farm bill? ›
Roosevelt signed the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) of 1933 into law. The AAA also included a nutrition program for consumers, the precursor to food stamps. The AAA of 1933 was an abrupt change in policy and was designed as an emergency response to the low prices of commodity crops during the Great Depression.
