# Ag Policy Update: Farm Bill, Budget Deals & Trade | AgWired

> Missouri Farm Bureau policy updates at its Young Farmers conference covered the recent budget agreement's cotton and dairy program fixes, which were made permanent. The discussion also touched on the farm bill, infrastructure, rural broadband and trade.

- Date: 2018-02-12 · published 2018-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66484-ag-policy-update-farm-bill-budget-deals-and-trade-agwired
- 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

Changes to dairy and cotton programs free up farm bill baseline funding for other commodity programs, which could affect future producer support levels. The immediate market impact is minimal.

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| SOY | 2020-07-22 | [Will trade policy dominate the next farm bill debate?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52102-will-trade-policy-dominate-the-next-farm-bill-debate.md) | +0.0% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2023-10-17 | [Farm Bill Update: October 2023 - OEFFA Policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33599-farm-bill-update-october-2023-oeffa-policy.md) | +0.0% | +6.4% |
| SOY | 2019-03-12 | [Trump budget sets up farm bill feud - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60078-trump-budget-sets-up-farm-bill-feud-politico.md) | +3.2% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- agwired.com: https://agwired.com/2018/02/12/ag-policy-update-farm-bill-budget-deals-trade/

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