# House farm bill tees up fights over funding, policy | 2018-04-18 | Agri-Pulse | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Agri-Pulse reports that the House farm bill includes reforms to food stamps along with changes to conservation, rural development, and energy programs. Chairman Conaway wants to eliminate the Conservation Stewardship Program and defund biorefinery assistance. Senate Democrats such as Debbie Stabenow have signaled they will write a different bill.

- Date: 2018-04-18 · published 2018-04-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65506-house-farm-bill-tees-up-fights-over-funding-policy-2018-04-18-agri-pulse-agri
- 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

Defunding energy programs such as biorefinery assistance could reduce long-term demand for biofuel-linked crops, though the effect is small in the near term. Substantial Senate revisions are expected, so the final bill remains uncertain.

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| 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 | 2024-04-29 | [House Ag Democrats counter on farm bill with CCC funding plan \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30720-house-ag-democrats-counter-on-farm-bill-with-ccc-funding-plan-agri-pulse.md) | +0.9% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2017-09-27 | [Updating base could help farm bill funding, but at political cost \| 2017-09-26 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68953-updating-base-could-help-farm-bill-funding-but-at-political-cost-2017-09-26.md) | +3.2% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2024-04-11 | [House Ag Democrats weigh GOP farm bill offer \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30726-house-ag-democrats-weigh-gop-farm-bill-offer-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -0.4% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2022-04-27 | [Ongoing disaster to figure into farm bill discussions \| 2022-04-26 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41825-ongoing-disaster-to-figure-into-farm-bill-discussions-2022-04-26-agri-pulse.md) | -6.4% | -1.7% |
| 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 | 2024-04-29 | [House Ag Democrats counter on farm bill with CCC funding plan \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30720-house-ag-democrats-counter-on-farm-bill-with-ccc-funding-plan-agri-pulse.md) | +3.6% | +7.6% |
| SOY | 2017-09-27 | [Updating base could help farm bill funding, but at political cost \| 2017-09-26 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68953-updating-base-could-help-farm-bill-funding-but-at-political-cost-2017-09-26.md) | -0.9% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/10855-house-farm-bill-tees-up-fights-over-funding-policy

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