With no farm bill, farmers are caught in a time warp

Drought-damaged corn
Corn in southern Minnesota showed the effects of a dry spell in 2013.
Eric Ringham

The deadline for passing a new farm bill has come and gone, leading to the expiration of many federal farm programs. The result is that farmers have been thrown back in time, left to deal with laws implemented in 1949. What do these changes mean, and how will they affect farmers?

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