The House is expected to consider a bill this week that would cut food stamps by an estimated $4 billion annually and allow states to put broad new work requirements in place for recipients.
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Agricultural groups hope legislation that includes both farm and nutrition policy with a defined expiration date emerges when Senate and House farm bills go to conference.
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Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said today that she plans to hold a mark up of a new farm bill in May, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., signaled that he intends to bring it to the Senate floor.
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., told Capital Press on April 26 that he is planning a farm bill that will cut $38 billion in spending over 10 years, with $20 billion coming from the food stamps account and $18 billion from the rest of the bill.
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Potato industry representatives hope they may still get their crop included in a national program designed to improve nutrition for women and children in need.
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President Barack Obama's proposed budget includes a 4.8 percent increase for the Department of Agriculture, but most of that increase goes to nutrition programs.
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