Congress is likely to pass a budget reconciliation bill, and both chambers are including farm bill programs in legislation.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) caused a stir on Thursday when he seemed to indicate that a standalone farm bill would come to the House floor after the Nov. 6 election. But lobbyists ...

Thompson said he still wants to pass a standalone farm bill this year that would include provisions left out of the reconciliation bill. The budget reconciliation process is restricted to ...