# Push for conservation funding raises farm bill questions | 2021-08-03  | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Senate Democrats are pushing for $50 billion in new farm bill conservation spending through a reconciliation package. Budget rules could limit the usable funding to a 10-year window, which would create a funding cliff for later farm bills.

- Date: 2021-08-04 · published 2021-08-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45551-push-for-conservation-funding-raises-farm-bill-questions-2021-08-03-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

Conservation payments can take land out of or keep it in production over time, but the near-term effect on grain and oilseed prices is minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2017-03-15 | [Ag groups urge boost in farm bill spending \| 2017-03-15 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71993-ag-groups-urge-boost-in-farm-bill-spending-2017-03-15-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2018-04-18 | [House farm bill tees up fights over funding, policy \| 2018-04-18 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65506-house-farm-bill-tees-up-fights-over-funding-policy-2018-04-18-agri-pulse-agri.md) | -0.0% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2018-10-03 | [Farm bill expiration impact varies \| 2018-10-02 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62518-farm-bill-expiration-impact-varies-2018-10-02-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | -1.7% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2024-01-24 | [Flexible and creative: The pathways to farm bill funding \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32099-flexible-and-creative-the-pathways-to-farm-bill-funding-agri-pulse.md) | -0.1% | -4.6% |
| 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 | 2017-03-15 | [Ag groups urge boost in farm bill spending \| 2017-03-15 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71993-ag-groups-urge-boost-in-farm-bill-spending-2017-03-15-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | +1.4% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2018-04-18 | [House farm bill tees up fights over funding, policy \| 2018-04-18 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65506-house-farm-bill-tees-up-fights-over-funding-policy-2018-04-18-agri-pulse-agri.md) | -2.3% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/16275-push-for-conservation-funding-raises-farm-bill-questions

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