Presentation by Jim Langley, an analyst for CBO’s Budget Analysis Division, to the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, National Farmers Union, and the American Farm Bureau Federation.
The 2014 Farm Bill will expire in 2018. This presentation reviews CBO’s August 2016 agriculture baseline, including spending outlook and program participation projections, in anticipation of the next farm bill debate. The focus is on issues which could affect spending on commodity, conservation, and crop insurance programs.
