This past summer a budget bill referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” making devastating cuts to programs like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), of which more than 40 million people rely on to help feed themselves and their families.
Since the budget bill already addressed many issues typically left to a farm bill, such as nutrition assistance, there’s less for a new farm bill to tackle which is why a potentially slimmed-down or “skinny” farm bill seems the most likely option in the months ahead.
If some type of farm bill isn’t signed into law by the end of the year, Congress will need to pass another extension in order to keep agricultural programs running.
