What Happens Without a Farm Bill?
The 2018 Farm Bill has expired. What now?
The 2018 Farm Bill expired on Sept. 30, 2023, and with the 2023 crop year (crops harvested in 2023). The extension continues authorizations until Sept. 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. The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry has not released bill text for a Farm Bill. ■ Implementing Another Extension Depending on further action by the end of the 118th Congress, Congress may consider another extension. Recent farm bills have faced legislative hurdles for enactment, such as insufficient…