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Farm Bill Information

UPDATE: In May 2013, the Senate Agriculture Committee passed their version of the farm bill. The Senate began floor debate before the Memorial Day recess. Upon return from the recess, the Senate resumed their work on the bill and amendments. More than 200 amendments (224 at last count) have been offered for consideration. The Senate will not vote on all these amendments and are currently in the process of refining and narrowing the list of amendments that will be considered. There is a current list of amendments below. Amendments by Sens. Pryor and Boozman are highlighted in yellow.

Proposed Amendments to Senate Bill

The Senate could finish their work on the farm bill by June 14. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is considering a cloture vote which would limit debate.

The House Agriculture Committee has also passed their version of the farm bill but no floor time has been scheduled.

The American Farm Bureau Federation has created a chart showing a comparison of the current farm bill, the pending Senate bill and the pending House bill.

Side-by-Side comparison

The Current Law
On June 18, 2008 Congress overrode President Bush's veto on H.R. 6124, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, ensuring that all parts of the Farm Bill are enacted into law. Previously, Congress had passed H.R. 2419 over the President's veto, containing 14 of 15 Farm Bill titles.

 

2008 Farm Bill

2008 Farm Bill Summary 

2008 Farm Bill Total Spending Chart 

Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program Summary
By Sara Wyant
Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

Farm Bill Impact on Arkansas Representative Farms
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

 Title-by-title fact sheets

  1. Commodity 

  2. Conservation 

  3. Trade 

  4. Nutrition 

  5. Credit 

  6. Rural Development 

  7. Research 

  8. Forestry 

  9. Energy 

  10. Horticulture and Organic Agriculture 

  11. Livestock 

  12. Crop Insurance 

  13. Commodity Futures 

  14. Miscellaneous 

 

 

Presentations from Farm Bureau Farm Bill Teleconference

Eric J. Wailes
L.C. Carter Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
University of Arkansas

ACRE Versus Traditional Support Programs 

Mary Kay Thatcher
Director, Public Policy
American Farm Bureau Federation

Farm Bill Overview 

 

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