The Farm Bill is taking shape. We will continue to report on it in this blog. Marker bills are circulating now and are are seeing the outline of the final bill. Here are some resources to help you understand things as they come along. There was a listening session on the Farm Bill at Minnesota's Farm Fest on August 2. Here's a link to watch the video of this event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAZKlpUE19E There will be a second listening session happening on Wednesday, August 16 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, beginning at 1:00 PM CT at the La Crosse Center at 300 Harborview Plaza, La Crosse. Register at this link: https://vanorden.house.gov/ListeningSession Information from Congress Congressional Research Service: https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12047 and https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12233 Podcast from Brownstein law firm For those who prefer to listen rather than read: https://www.bhfs.com/insights/podcasts/an-introduction-to-the-2023-farm-bill Information from Farm Aid Farm Bill Primer (history, politics, twelve titles, more): https://www.farmaid.org/issues/farm-policy/farm-bill-101/ Updates on Farm Bill progress: https://www.farmaid.org/issues/farm-policy/the-latest-updates-on-the-2023-farm-bill/ From PASA Sustainable Agriculture What is a marker bill? https://pasafarming.org/farm-bill-101-whats-a-marker-bill/ Documents from the Mississippi River Network with background
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