KNAPP: For real “farm aid”, go “free trade”
On August 6, the US Senate’s Agriculture Committee rejected the latest version of the federal government’s quinquennial “farm bill.” I say “quinquennial” because Congress normally passes this legislation every five years, but it’s still operating on the 2018 version and has been arguing on a new version since 2023. SNAP dispute stalls the latest bill The major hang-up this year seems to be over a Republican plan that would require state governments kick in for the cost of the Supplemental […]
