Keep the farm bill on the front burner

摘要

THE elections are over, the results known and no matter who controls the House and Senate, farmers should keep one thing in mind: The 2007 Farm Bill looms ahead. Last time around, the farm-bill debate ended with a compromise that had most groups happy. However, four years of Environmental Working Group information, the constant hammering on farm programs by other groups unaware of the true economics of ag and a popular press that has become more focused on Lindsay Lohan's latest date may bring a changed legislative environment.