# Is There a Future for the U.S. Farm Bill? - Center for Commercial Agriculture

> A Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture paper questions the future of the US Farm Bill, tracing three decades of farm policy since the 1996 Freedom to Farm Act. It argues that policy has drifted from its original free-trade vision toward protectionism and gridlock.

- Date: 2026-03-23 · published 2026-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20153-is-there-a-future-for-the-u-s-farm-bill-center-for-commercial-agriculture
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Long-run uncertainty over farm support and trade orientation affects planting and export expectations, but the commentary carries little immediate price impact.

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| SOY | 2025-01-31 | [Farm Policy Outlook - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26498-farm-policy-outlook-center-for-commercial-agriculture.md) | +1.6% | -3.1% |
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## Sources

- ag.purdue.edu: https://ag.purdue.edu/commercialag/home/paer-article/is-there-a-future-for-the-u-s-farm-bill/

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