The House Ag Committee’s version of the new farm bill is getting mixed feedback ahead of next week’s markup and the chairman says he’s ready for a more robust discussion.
Glenn “GT” Thompson tells Brownfield he’s taken a “do no harm approach” when figuring out how to pay for necessary improvements to the farm bill.
“The pay-fors I found are necessary. We’re going to need somewhere north of $60 billion to pay for the priorities that are bipartisan I put into this bill.