Budget Priorities

WASHINGTON — In a move that indicates the House Agriculture Committee is planning to stick to a cut of $23 billion over 10 years in the next farm bill, the committee recently approved a letter to House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., on fiscal year 2013 budget priorities that said its “main focus” will be reauthorization of the farm bill that expires Sept. 30.

By: Jerry Hagstrom, Agweek