Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., said this week on Agri-Pulse Newsmakers that “the current reference price for the majority of our commodities does not reflect the increased cost of farming today.”
Correction: This article has been updated to accurately reflect Jonathan Coppess’s position. Congress appears unlikely to pass a new farm bill by the end of this year amid standoffs over Republicans’ push to extend subsidies to three specific Southern crops — at the potential cost of billions in both food aid and popular farm conservation programs. […]