Thune: Farm Bill won't get done before new president moves into White House

Top U.S. senator says divides holding back negotiations are no longer about agriculture

Dakota State University President José-Marie Griffiths posed questions to Sen. John Thune Thursday during the Greater Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce’s Inside Washington luncheon. (Joe Sneve / The Dakota Scout)

Don’t hold your breath that Congress will get a new Farm Bill passed anytime soon.

U.S. Sen. John Thune gave that warning this week when asked about ongoing negotiations taking place on Capitol Hill on new agriculture-related legislation traditionally adopted every five years by the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.

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