The latest census data and predictions of record farm income declines are signs that farmers and ranchers are facing uncertain futures without a modernized farm bill. That’s the message American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall shared with U.S. Senate leaders in a letter that urged them to set aside partisan di_erences to pass a farm bill.“The statutory reference prices established in the 2014 Farm Bill have not kept up with the cost of production,” he said. “Of the five largest covered commodities, all are facing losses this year ranging from -$213.65 per acre for grain sorghum to -$45.47 ...