Mar 20, 2008

Administration Position on Farm Bill Outlined by Schafer

Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer briefed reporters Tuesday about Farm Bill deliberations. Last week the President signed an extension of current farm law until April 18 to give Congress more time to finish a bill. Schafer stressed the fact that if the final bill sent to the President contained tax increases or failed to reform farm policy it would be met with a veto. Farm Futures