07/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - Adoption of a new farm bill in US. On 4 February, the US Senate adopted the reform of US agricultural policy for 2014-2018. The Farm Bill, which was approved by Congress on 29 January, is therefore almost definitively adopted. US President Barack Obama must still give his green light, but he is not likely to veto it. The Farm Bill reform puts an end to the entirety of direct aid to farmers and this is replaced by systems insuring against falls in prices or...