# Farm bill needs to happen on time to help producers

> A Farm Progress sorghum-focused column argues the next farm bill should be completed on time because farm program payments are at 25-year lows. It notes that tight budgets will constrain the agriculture committees.

- Date: 2017-05-02 · published 2017-05-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71003-farm-bill-needs-to-happen-on-time-to-help-producers
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Low farm payments and a constrained budget pressure producer margins, which can affect planting decisions for sorghum and other feed grains over time, though the effect is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: neutral

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-operations/farm-bill-needs-to-happen-on-time-to-help-producers

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