farm bill

Legislation that would set food and farm policy for the next five years is in limbo, waiting for lawmakers to decide its fate after the election.

Bloomington officials have struggled with hiring and retaining police officers and fire fighters. Dairy farmers warn the price of milk could skyrocket without a new farm bill. And IU has threatened an employee with termination over its new expressive activity policy.

This could mark the second year in a row that the 2018 Farm Bill gets extended.

Indiana agriculture and conservation leaders are urging U.S. Congress members to pass a new federal farm bill by the end of the year.

Congress redefined hemp in the 2018 Farm Bill, allowing farmers to add the crop to their usual rotation of corn and soybeans. But six years later it’s rare to see hemp growing in Indiana.

On Friday the House Committee on Agriculture approved the bill, known as the Farm, Food, And National Security Act of 2024.

The extension is included as part of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal to extend government spending after Friday, Nov. 17.

September 30th marks the expiration of the Farm Bill, a piece of legislation that needs to be renewed every five years. We spoke with farmers and legal experts to unpack how the bill’s expiration may affect Hoosiers.

The current Farm Bill expires Sept. 30. Lawmakers are expecting an extension in order to sign the bill into law before the end of the year.