If Congress doesn’t pass a new farm bill by August – Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says efforts to undertake the biggest overhaul of farm policy in decades will have to wait until next year. Grassley told USA Today that he believes August 5th is the deadline for getting the next farm bill done. If it’s not completed this summer – he says existing law needs to be extended so farmers know what next year’s program will look like. But that’s not to say Grassley doesn’t think Congress can put new legislation together in time. He’s optimistic the farm bill can be completed before August 5th.