Veterans of past farm bill struggles cite reasons for optimism on 2023 outcome

A former agriculture secretary, House speaker and House Agriculture Committee chairman are all expressing optimism that Congress can pass a new farm bill this year despite the sharp political divide in Congress and fractured House GOP conference. 

Speaking at the International Dairy Foods Association’s Dairy Forum 2023 held in Orlando, Florida, ex-Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman, former House Speaker Paul Ryan and former House Ag Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., said a farm bill may be one of the few big pieces of legislation that gets passed this year.