New Farm Bill to See Some Program Delays

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says many of the programs in the new Farm Bill will begin this year, though some may not get underway until 2015…

“I think that there are issues that will bleed into 2015. There are still issues relative to crop insurance changes that may take a little bit longer than that, the conservation compliance issue, for example, that may bleed into 2015. The reason that’s not as high a priority is because in a sense, we already have that responsibility now, if your participating in a disaster program, or any other safety net program, you’ve got conservation responsibility.”

Vilsack added that things should take less time to implement than they did with the 2008 Farm Bill.