Ag Policy Experts Say Budget Reconciliation Bill Has ‘Worst’ Farm Policy They’ve Seen
June 25, 2025 | Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch | by Cami Koons
Agriculture policy experts in a press conference Wednesday hosted by Environmental Working Group said the massive budget reconciliation bill waiting for debate and approval in the Senate, would drive further dependency on farm safety nets, and have negative effects on small- and medium-sized producers.
The bill pulls money from the federal nutrition programs and to pay for federal farm subsidies, which the analysts argued would go to “some of the wealthiest people in farm country.
The budget reconciliation bill, commonly referred to as the “one big beautiful bill” comprises budgets across the entire government, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture which oversees farm programs, and nutrition programs. Its budget is typically determined by omnibus legislation known as the Farm Bill.