Boring is good — at least when it comes to the federal appropriations process that is about to begin anew for fiscal year (FY) 2021. When an appropriations bill makes it into the headlines, it usually means trouble.
Despite some early headline-grabbing debate over the FY2020 appropriations bills, the discussions eventually settled down; all of the funding bills were passed, and the dairy industry’s appropriations agenda benefited. As we head into the FY2021 appropriations cycle, will it be boring and successful or exciting and unpredictable?