The supercommittees failure to reach a budget deal has lifted negotiations surrounding reauthorization of the farm bill back into the open, much to the relief of some associations representing farmers and ranchers. House and Senate agriculture committee chairmen upset several agriculture groups when they announced earlier this year they planned to hammer out the bill largely behind closed doors, and then include it in whatever compromise emerged from the supercommittee. That left many groups with little influence on what had historically been a long, visible process. You basically had no input except to yell about what was in there you didnt like, and that obviously is not… Read More