# Finding Fault With the Farm Bill

> A Bloomberg commentary examines the farm bill's funding for conservation programs such as the Conservation Reserve Program. It notes that clean air and water funding comes with government conditions that farmers must follow.

- Date: 2017-11-02 · published 2017-11-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67963-finding-fault-with-the-farm-bill
- 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 program funding affects how much land stays idle, which can have a small long-run effect on acreage and feed grain supply.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-12-23 | [Setting the Farm Bill Stage - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43582-setting-the-farm-bill-stage-agweb.md) | -0.7% | +3.1% |
| 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 | 2023-06-14 | [How Does the Farm Bill Funding Process Work? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35474-how-does-the-farm-bill-funding-process-work-agweb.md) | +1.7% | -9.0% |
| CORN | 2017-06-27 | [2018 farm bill: The things they want changed or not messed with](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70477-2018-farm-bill-the-things-they-want-changed-or-not-messed-with.md) | +4.8% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2019-10-02 | [Unpacking the 2018 Farm Bill \| AgAmerica](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56549-unpacking-the-2018-farm-bill-agamerica.md) | +2.2% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2021-12-23 | [Setting the Farm Bill Stage - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43582-setting-the-farm-bill-stage-agweb.md) | -0.1% | +6.4% |
| 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 | 2023-06-14 | [How Does the Farm Bill Funding Process Work? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35474-how-does-the-farm-bill-funding-process-work-agweb.md) | +8.3% | +8.5% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2017-finding-fault-with-the-farm-bill/

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