Click the link to read the article on the Colorado Public Radio website (Caitlyn Kim). Here’s an excerpt:
December 24, 2024
As part of a temporary stopgap government funding measure passed last week, Congress also approved a one-year extension of the Farm Bill. While the Farm Bill is seen as-must pass legislation by all sides in Congress, Congressional leaders still struggled to reach a compromise over the last two years, leaving farmers relying on outdated provisions approved in 2018, well before the COVID pandemic, the increases in operating costs, and a number of natural disasters.