The main thing Americas agricultural producers need is certainty and predictability, Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, says when asked about the new farm bill being developed in Congress.
Roberts is right. Unfortunately, the farm bill thats been in force for the past five years expired Sunday, and a House-Senate conference committee negotiating a new version remains far from agreement. Ag committee leaders say theyll work things out after the November elections. But much remains uncertain as to when theyll finish and whether they…
