Post-COVID inflation, particularly farm input costs, was front and center heading into early 2023, writes Roman Keeney, Associate Professor at Purdue University. With the 2018 Farm Bill expiring, the opportunity to shore up the agricultural safety net was expected to drive the debate as legislators looked for ways to raise reference prices or index farm income support to costs.
 
The 2022 election changed leadership in the U.S. House, requiring a reboot of the process to coincide with the new majority agenda. The legislative calendar has spared little room for agriculture in 2023, with major conflicts like the debt ceiling and funding the government for fiscal year 2024 dominating the debate in a divided federal government.
 
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