The farm bill faces an uncertain path in the Senate, with several divisive issues threatening to weigh down negotiations over the massive legislative package.
Senators are likely to zero in on three contentious areas as they look to send the farm bill to President Donald Trump’s desk: pesticide regulations, the year-round sale of higher-ethanol gas, and proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The divisions over those issues could pose challenges for the Senate farm bill after the House passed its version (H.R. 7567), since the Senate requires more bipartisan consensus due to the 60-vote threshold needed ...