Ag producers and their advocates can expect a hard slog in the coming months as Congress tackles the new Farm Bill, which funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Source: https://www.journal-advocate.com/2023/10/27/farm-bill-faces-tough-battles-in-u-s-house-former-ag-secretary-says/

FFPr was established in the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill) (Pub. L. No. 115—334).

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/united-states-u-s-ambassadors-visit-celebrates-cashew-as-cash-crop/

FSA will not require these forms to be submitted with the ERP application, but will require a certification, similar to Adjusted Gross Income certification that has been used for many years for Farm Bill programs.

Source: https://drgnews.com/2023/05/20/usda-previews-emergency-relief-assistance-foragricultural-producers-who-incurred-losses-due-to-2022-natural-disaster-events/

Hemp was redefined as an agricultural commodity when the 2018 Farm Bill was made a law.

Source: https://www.healthcanal.com/health/is-cbd-legal-kansas

Regulation of the CBD business would be a meaningful game changer for this business, and we eagerly wait the outcome of the Farm Bill 2023 this year.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4602635-village-farms-international-inc-vff-q1-2023-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed_all_articles

So, if they don't approve things, that's what we look at more as impacting our business than some of the little changes through the actual Farm Bill.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4595637-valmont-industries-inc-vmi-q1-2023-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed_all_articles

Solidifying and codifying these principles is exactly why the Rural Internet Improvement Act would bring credibility and sustainability to any broadband provisions continued in the eventual 2023 Farm Bill.

Source: https://www.nexttv.com/blogs/reconnecting-the-rural-econnectivity-program-to-reality

The 2018 Farm Bill excluded hemp from the domain of the Controlled Substances Act.

Source: https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2023/05/home-grow-marijuana-could-be-legal-in-minnesota-july-1-but-can-people-legally-obtain-seeds/

The Commonwealth’s junior senator plans on a return to the U.S. Senate chamber on Monday where he will chair his first subcommittee hearing next week on “SNAP and Other Nutrition Assistance in the Farm Bill”

Source: https://www.politicspa.com/ups-and-downs-17/120256/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ups-and-downs-17

The Minnesota Industrial Hemp Development Act (MDA) permitted the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), as informed by the 2014 Farm Bill, to develop a Hemp Pilot Program.

Source: https://www.healthcanal.com/health/is-cbd-legal-minnesota

The package also includes a one-year extension of the Farm Bill.

Source: https://1310kfka.com/abc-news/politics/11/speaker-mike-johnson-pitches-republicans-on-plan-to-avert-government-shutdown/

U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is seeking comments from farmers before starting negotiations on the next Farm Bill.

Source: https://wjon.com/mn-farmers-in-washington-to-testify-for-farm-bill/