Finally 2014 Farm Bill

Listen, did you hear that? It was a collective sigh of relief from those within the ag community now that the farm bill has crossed the finish line. With the President set to sign the five year Food, Farm and Jobs bill this Friday things can finally start to move forward. And move forward is definitely what this nation needs to do. The 2012, whoops 2013, nope that’s not quite right, 2014 Farm Bill was long in the making - too long, and though everyone is glad that it is finally done, a big pat on the back for legislators is not really in order; not when you consider what we went through to get to this point and that partisan disagreements stalled the bill for more than two years. Of course, congratulations are still working their way around D.C., even from the President who praised lawmakers for coming together in a “strong bipartisan vote” to pass the legislation. But that doesn’t stop the criticizers, who say that this final bill doesn’t do enough to trim spending. Was it Lincoln who said, “ You can please some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can never please all of the people all of the time.” A farm bill is certainly proof of that.