New on Agri-Pulse this week:

Fresh from voting on a split farm bill that creates a new permanent farm law, Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, tells why GOP leaders decided to pursue this path. Neugebauer represents the 19th Congressional District of Texas that covers several counties of the Texas Panhandle and the cities of Abilene and Lubbock and serves as a senior member on the Agriculture Committee. He describes last week’s farm bill vote as a “first down, not a touchdown” as the measure hopefully heads to conference on at least the commodity title.

Listen to the Agri-Pulse Open Mic interview with Rep. Randy Neugebauer here.