The fate of the Farm Bill is up in the air after the Super Committee failed to act and meet the deadline of cutting more than one-trillion dollars over the next ten years last week.
 
Senator Mark Kirk from Illinois says any action on the farm bill looks problematic at best.
 
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So what will likely happen now?  The current farm bill expires soon.
 
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Kirk hopes the farm bill would be expanded for one more year so the House and Senate Ag Committees have more time to work on the next farm bill.
 
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