date:Dec 27, 2012
ove . From the outside anyway, it has become less clear what farm bill would get tacked on to a broader bill.
Failure to pass a farm bill before the end of the year is expected to have significant ramifications, including the potential that the price of milk will soar. Under rules that are 63-years-old, the Agricultural Department would be required to purchase dairy products for roughly twice the current market price, The Washington Post's Editorial Board warned, potentially driving up the cost