This year is poised to be a momentous one for agriculture policy with the nearly half-trillion dollar farm bill due in 2023. Until passed, the Agriculture Committees in both chambers will be inundated with hearings and debates over what to include in the bill.
Meanwhile, some unfinished business from the 117th Congress will need to make its way into the farm bill — like reforms to the cattle market system, including the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act and the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act, as well as implementation of climate-friendly farming practices.
With the potential impact this legislation will have on animal agriculture and the grain handling and processing industries, remember that you don’t have to stand by and simply watch legislation pass from the sidelines.
