Midwest State Ag Department leaders talk farm bill timing

The Midwest Association of State Departments of Agriculture is having its annual meeting in Minneapolis this week.

Minnesota Department of Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen tells Brownfield the farm bill is a pressing issue.

“Time is running tight. I think after the debt ceiling agreement we kind of had some hope that we could be done by September 30th, but I think you just start looking at all the time (so) there’s a lot of talk about an extension.

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