# It’s not too early to think about the 2023 Farm Bill - Brownfield Ag News

> Farm Bureau chief economist John Newton said lawmakers should begin preparing the 2023 Farm Bill now. He argued that safety nets, commodity programs and crop insurance need to respond better to disasters, pandemics and retaliatory tariffs.

- Date: 2021-03-18 · published 2021-03-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48090-it-s-not-too-early-to-think-about-the-2023-farm-bill-brownfield-ag-news
- 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

Future changes to commodity and insurance programs could affect planting incentives over time, but the comments are forward-looking and have no immediate price impact.

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| CORN | 2023-08-30 | [Farmers eager to see what's in next farm bill - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34565-farmers-eager-to-see-what-s-in-next-farm-bill-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.0% | -8.2% |
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| SOY | 2023-08-30 | [Farmers eager to see what's in next farm bill - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34565-farmers-eager-to-see-what-s-in-next-farm-bill-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.6% | -5.7% |
| SOY | 2022-02-02 | [Crop insurance programs and the 2023 Farm Bill - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42698-crop-insurance-programs-and-the-2023-farm-bill-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.6% | +9.7% |
| SOY | 2023-07-05 | [On the search for extra farm bill funds - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35045-on-the-search-for-extra-farm-bill-funds-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.7% | -7.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/its-not-too-early-to-think-about-the-2023-farm-bill/

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