Texas agriculture on edge as $430 billion farm bill runs up against deadline

Funding for crucial safety net programs for thousands of Texas farmers and ranchers expires Sept. 30. Congress has four working days to act. There is no timetable for the release of the revised bill, nor the provisions it will include. But both Democratic and Republican committee aides in the House and Senate claim Congress still aims to pass the bill by the Sept. 30 deadline. –The Texas Tribune Read more…