Farm bill expires with fed shutdown

Among its widespread effects, the government shutdown assured the lapse of the farm bill and left many Coloradans with questions about their immediate future. The bill, originally a five-year agricultural plan, was set to expire last year but was given a one-year extension, which officially ended Tuesday. Some Southwest Colorado farmers are frustrated with the government’s inability to pass the bill. “This is the second straight year that this has expired, so I’m not sure when they were planning to pass it,” said Jim Dyer, a rancher near Marvel. The lapse of the farm bill because of the government shutdown will revert agricultural policies back to those instated in 1949...more

I can assure you they won't let this stand.  Because of politics?  Sure, that's always there.  But the real reason is if you implemented the 1949 farm bill today it would be a huge budget buster...costing much more than the current or proposed farm bills.