(Politico) -- Politico.com reports that "Agriculture committee leaders in Congress pledged Monday to come up with $23 billion in 10-year savings as part of a new farm bill expected to do away the outdated system of direct cash payments to growers." The general agreement would see commodity supports losing "roughly 24%" of their baseline spending, while conservation programs would realize a 10% cut, and nutrition programs like food stamps -- "a huge part of any farm bill" -- would see less than a 1% cut.
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