Is it time to rethink how the farm bill works?

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Is it time to rethink how the farm bill works?
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Congress is gearing up for a fight over the farm bill – a massive piece of legislation that includes subsidies for America’s farmers.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 16: Stacy Dean, Deputy Under Secretary of Food Nutrition and Consumer Services, right, turns to fellow witness, Cindy Long, Administrator, U.S. Department of Agriculture, left, during of a hearing of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry hearing to examine the 2023 Farm Bill on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023 in Washington, DC. The massive piece of legislation is projected to hit more than one trillion dollars this year for the first time in history.

[BB-FARM-02 BLUMENAUER: We still pay too much to the wrong people to grow the wrong food in the wrong places and often at the wrong time."U.S. representative for Oregon’s 3rd Congressional district since 1996.

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