The Consequences Of A Short-Term Farm Bill Fix

NPR | Jan. 07, 2013 11:09 a.m.

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Lawmakers in Washington extended some provisions of the farm bill that expired in October. Subsidies for grain cotton and soybeans will be renewed, and budgets for some organic and environment initiatives will be cut. Since the extension only lasts nine months, many farmers are left with uncertainty.