A long-time policy specialist expects the next farm bill to tether conservation compliance with revenue protection.
Mary Kay Thatcher is senior manager of federal government and industry relations for Syngenta.
“I think that there’s very likely to be an even bigger push to tie conservation programs or regulations of some sort to the ability to potentially get the same kind of premiums for crop insurance, or to get ARC or PLC payments under the farm program.”
She says the farm bill gets harder to pass with each iteration, and ag detractors will complain about ad hoc payments amid improved net farm income.
