# Lesson #2: The Farm Bill ‘Math’ is complicated and ever-changing | 2017-02-17 | Agri-Pulse | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Agri-Pulse began a series on farm bill budgeting, explaining that bill costs are driven by Congressional Budget Office scores and that political vote counts shape what can pass. It notes growers who feel shortchanged by the 2014 bill are pressing for more money.

- Date: 2017-02-17 · published 2017-02-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72473-lesson-2-the-farm-bill-math-is-complicated-and-ever-changing-2017-02-17-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

Budget constraints determine how much support farmers receive, which affects acreage decisions over the next few seasons, but this is background analysis with no immediate price effect.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-10-25 | [Opinion: The Zero-Sum 2018 Farm Bill \| 2017-10-25 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68460-opinion-the-zero-sum-2018-farm-bill-2017-10-25-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | -1.4% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2018-10-03 | [Farm bill expiration impact varies \| 2018-10-02 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62518-farm-bill-expiration-impact-varies-2018-10-02-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | -1.7% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2024-01-24 | [Flexible and creative: The pathways to farm bill funding \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32099-flexible-and-creative-the-pathways-to-farm-bill-funding-agri-pulse.md) | -0.1% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2017-03-15 | [Ag groups urge boost in farm bill spending \| 2017-03-15 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71993-ag-groups-urge-boost-in-farm-bill-spending-2017-03-15-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2018-04-18 | [House farm bill tees up fights over funding, policy \| 2018-04-18 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65506-house-farm-bill-tees-up-fights-over-funding-policy-2018-04-18-agri-pulse-agri.md) | -0.0% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2017-10-25 | [Opinion: The Zero-Sum 2018 Farm Bill \| 2017-10-25 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68460-opinion-the-zero-sum-2018-farm-bill-2017-10-25-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | -0.2% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2018-10-03 | [Farm bill expiration impact varies \| 2018-10-02 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62518-farm-bill-expiration-impact-varies-2018-10-02-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | -0.3% | -3.8% |
| SOY | 2024-01-24 | [Flexible and creative: The pathways to farm bill funding \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32099-flexible-and-creative-the-pathways-to-farm-bill-funding-agri-pulse.md) | -1.7% | -6.4% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/8934-lesson-2-the-farm-bill-math-is-complicated-and-ever-changing

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