By Jared Strong
Iowa Capital Dispatch
The crop-price thresholds that trigger government payments to some U.S. farmers should be increased in the next farm bill to account for soaring fertilizer and fuel costs, according to farm groups that testified Tuesday to members of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee.
The committee met to review commodity support programs of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which is set to partially expire next year. The series of congressional discussions that lead to finalized farm bills can go on for well over a year.