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Economics of the Next Farm Bill
February 13, 2018
National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
Economics of the Next Farm Bill
Multiple titles of a farm bill are heavily driven by economics—everything from commodity prices and farm income to trade numbers, labor costs and the economic health of rural America. This Farm Foundation Forum examined how those economic factors, as well as the rest of the Congressional agenda, may influence development of the next Farm Bill. Panelists were:
- Joe Outlaw, Texas A&M
- Craig Jagger, Former Chief Economist, House Agriculture Committee
- Patrick Westhoff, FAPRI
- Don Villwock, Indiana farmer