The $493 million in funding for organic in the 2018 Farm Bill supported crucial organic cost-share, research, and oversight and enforcement programs. And in 2023, we need much more. Sources: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–334, Dec. 20, 2018); USDA Economic Research Service Based on Congressional Budget Office, Direct Spending Effects for the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill), December 11, 2018; USDA Budget Explanatory Notes, NIFA & AMS, 2021-2024.
