What is in this article?: - A look at policy options after 2008
farm bill expires - Discussion of one-year extension - Here are
a few possible scenarios for what might happen next. Discussion
of one-year extension More discussion has centered on a one-year
extension in the lame duck to extend current law into the fall
of 2013. This pushes off to the 113th Congress the task of
finishing a five-year bill, which would be all the more
difficult because funding is expected to be reduced for farm
programs through some combination of sequestration, scoring
changes and political shifts. The path of a one-year extension
depends heavily on the outcome of the November elections.
Speculation is that if Republicans take the White House and the
Senate, they will extend current law for a year and then work to
create a new version of the farm bill tailored to Republican
priorities. If a lame duck session does not happen, or if there
is no movement on passing an extension or five-year bill before
the end of the year, the Agri