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Implications of the Farm Bill expiration
The U.S. Senate and U.S. House Committee on Agriculture have passed their respective versions of the 2012 Farm Bill, but the legislation is stranded, and the 2008 Farm Bill expired on Sept. 30, 2012. In a recent ePerspective post, John Bode, Principal at John Bode LLC, delves into the practical implications of the 2008 Farm Bill expiration. There is a chance that the bill could still be passed this year in the lame duck session that will follow the Novem…