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POLICY MATTERSOne-year Farm Bill extensionpossible on House floorBased on a recent NAWG reportAs the agronomic and political impacts of the nation’sgrowing drought came into clearer focus, HouseRepublican leaders recently shifted course toward possibleconsideration of a one-year extension of current farm programs.By the time this article is delivered to farm familiesthroughout the Pacific Northwest, no doubt the path willhave changed again as Congress readies for the <strong>August</strong>recess.At a House Agriculture Committee Members meetingrecently, Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.)pitched the extension idea, which would also include anextension of disaster relief programs, especially vital forlivestock producers who cannot buy crop insurance anddo not participate in Title I.A day later, Republican leaders were whipping votesand planning for floor consideration.Lucas, who has the unenviable job of convincing hisleadership to bring any farm legislation to the floor, toldmembers of the press that an extension was possible andeven logical with drought effects worsening by the day.His Democratic counterpart, Ranking Member CollinPeterson (D-Minn.), and Senate Agriculture CommitteeChairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), first voicedopposition to an extension. However, if Stabenow seeks tomove a bill to conference committee following a successfulHouse vote, the way could be paved for Congress to pass afull farm bill before current law expires on Sept. 30.Questions about the potential plan abound. It’s not yetclear how direct payments, which were eliminated in bothHouse Committee- and Senate-passed versions of the bill,will be treated under a possible extension.The effect of an extension on the law’s baseline—whichhas already been reduced dramatically in recent years andcould take another hit with coming sequestration cuts in2013—is unknown.Another concern is how members in both chambers willreact to a hopeful but unconventional path toward farmbill passage.The National Association of <strong>Wheat</strong> Grower’s prioritycontinues to be achievement of a new, five-year farm billbefore current law expires this fall. A short-term extensiondoesn’t give farmers the certainty that they needand would likely not incorporate reforms that have beenessential to gaining support for new farm and food policyin both chambers.State committees hold worksession on pesticide driftThe Washington State House of RepresentativesAgriculture and Natural Resources Committee and Laborand Workforce Development Committee recently held ajoint work session on pesticide drift.The committees heard testimony on pesticide driftregulations, current incident case studies and stakeholder16 WHEAT LIFE AUG/SEPT 2012
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