Although the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Agriculture committees say they are making progress on the farm bill, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said today he sees no progress and that the 2008 farm bill should be extended for a month.

Speaking at his weekly news conference, Boehner said “I have not seen any real progress on the farm bill. So if we have got to pass a one-month extension of the farm bill, I think we will be prepared to do that,” Reuters reported.

• Reuters — Boehner says expiring farm bill should get 1-month extension