Commodity Hillhttps://commodityhill.com/Federal agriculture and food policy, from the committee room to the field.en-usThu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTFarm bill heads into lame duck with milk's permanent-law shield expiring Dec. 31https://commodityhill.com/news/farm-bill-lame-duck-milk-permanent-law-deadline-dec-31/https://commodityhill.com/news/farm-bill-lame-duck-milk-permanent-law-deadline-dec-31/Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTCommodity Hill StaffVoters handed both chambers to Democrats on Tuesday. The outgoing Congress now has until Dec. 31 before the suspension of 1949-era milk price support lapses, and until Dec. 11 before government funding runs out.