# Flexible and creative: The pathways to farm bill funding | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> House and Senate Ag committee staff said at the AFBF convention that a farm bill is still possible this year but faces major funding gaps of $70-100 billion above baseline. Republicans plan to shift IRA conservation funds and add guardrails on SNAP's Thrifty Food Plan.

- Date: 2024-01-24 · published 2024-01-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32099-flexible-and-creative-the-pathways-to-farm-bill-funding-agri-pulse
- 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

Funding disputes raise uncertainty about farm program payments but have no immediate effect on feed grain or protein supply and prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-06-24 | [Trump seeks E15, hemp fix and $11B in farm aid in funding bill \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18786-trump-seeks-e15-hemp-fix-and-11b-in-farm-aid-in-funding-bill-agri-pulse.md) | -2.3% | +5.6% |
| CORN | 2023-03-09 | [House Ag makes case for new farm bill funding \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36849-house-ag-makes-case-for-new-farm-bill-funding-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -1.0% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2016-11-30 | [Farm bill wheels starting to turn \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73846-farm-bill-wheels-starting-to-turn-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +4.0% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2025-10-15 | [Government payments create funding cliff for farmers \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22381-government-payments-create-funding-cliff-for-farmers-agri-pulse-communications.md) | +0.1% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2017-02-17 | [Lesson #2: The Farm Bill ‘Math’ is complicated and ever-changing \| 2017-02-17 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72473-lesson-2-the-farm-bill-math-is-complicated-and-ever-changing-2017-02-17-agri.md) | -0.4% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2023-03-09 | [House Ag makes case for new farm bill funding \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36849-house-ag-makes-case-for-new-farm-bill-funding-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -2.5% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2016-11-30 | [Farm bill wheels starting to turn \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73846-farm-bill-wheels-starting-to-turn-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +0.5% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2025-10-15 | [Government payments create funding cliff for farmers \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22381-government-payments-create-funding-cliff-for-farmers-agri-pulse-communications.md) | +2.4% | +10.6% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/20537-flexible-and-creative-the-pathways-to-farm-bill-funding

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