Farm bill is on the mind of those attending the 59th annual Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau (CIRB) annual meeting this week in Florida.

Friday’s agenda included a Farm Bill Panel moderated by CIRB Deputy Executive Director Tara Smith with two veteran farm policy experts – Joe Shultz, Executive Director of the Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation (PACT); and James Glueck, Vice President at Torrey Advisory Group. Shultz served on the staff of the U.S. Senate for more than 15 years in various positions and Glueck served as staff director for the Senate Agriculture Committee from 2017 until 2021 under the leadership of Chairman Pat Roberts. Both have had experience working on the last several farm bills.

“I think one of the biggest threats identified in the panel was the potential for budget cuts and what that could mean,” said Smith. “We saw this when you look at the ’11, ’12, ’13, ’14 farm bill process where we cut $23 billion and I think folks are seeing a lot of similarities with this farm bill and that could mean we’re looking for cuts.”

Listen to an interview with Tara Smith and the panel discussion below:
2023 CIRB annual interview - Tara Smith, CIRB Deputy Executive Director (3:56)

Farm Bill Panel moderated by Tara Smith with panelists Joe Shultz, Executive Director of the Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation (PACT); and James Glueck, Vice President at Torrey Advisory Group
2023 CIRB annual Farm Bill panel (57:56)