# Farm Bill 101

> Farm Aid published an explainer on the history and structure of the U.S. Farm Bill, which is renewed roughly every five years. It describes the main spending areas, including nutrition, crop insurance, conservation and commodities, and notes that the remaining 1% covers other programs.

- Date: 2023-04-01 · published 2023-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36850-farm-bill-101
- 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

This is background material with no new policy decision, so it has no direct effect on feed grain or protein prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-01-09 | [Farm Bill Future Murky](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72984-farm-bill-future-murky.md) | +1.7% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2022-07-07 | [The Trillion Dollar “Farm” Bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40477-the-trillion-dollar-farm-bill.md) | -0.6% | -15.3% |
| CORN | 2017-11-02 | [Finding Fault With the Farm Bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67963-finding-fault-with-the-farm-bill.md) | -3.6% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2022-09-09 | [2023 Farm Bill debate underway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39579-2023-farm-bill-debate-underway.md) | +1.1% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2019-10-29 | [Farm Bill Ping-Pong: House Edition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56553-farm-bill-ping-pong-house-edition.md) | +2.7% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2017-01-09 | [Farm Bill Future Murky](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72984-farm-bill-future-murky.md) | +5.7% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2022-07-07 | [The Trillion Dollar “Farm” Bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40477-the-trillion-dollar-farm-bill.md) | +0.5% | -1.4% |
| SOY | 2017-11-02 | [Finding Fault With the Farm Bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67963-finding-fault-with-the-farm-bill.md) | +0.7% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- farmaid.org: https://www.farmaid.org/issues/farm-policy/farm-bill-101/

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