( CNN ) -- House Republican leaders announced Thursday they will not take action on a new farm bill until after the November elections -- a sign of sharp internal GOP divisions on a critical political issue for many members of Congress . `` We will deal with the farm bill after the election , '' said Speaker John Boehner , R-Ohio . `` The current situation that we face is we 've got people who believe there 's not enough reform in the farm bill that came out of ( the House Agriculture ) committee , ( and ) we 've got others who believe that there 's too much reform in the bill that came out of the committee . '' Boehner indicated GOP leaders do not believe they currently have the votes to pass either a short-term extension or a more comprehensive five-year measure . The current five-year law establishing various levels of federal support for farmers and ranchers -- now struggling with drought in many parts of the country -- expires September 30 . A failure to pass a new law wo n't impact existing federal support in 2012 , though it would have a significant impact on agricultural markets in 2013 , according to Dale Moore , a public policy deputy at the American Farm Bureau Federation . While the Democratic-run Senate passed a comprehensive $ 969 billion replacement bill in June through a rare bipartisan 64-35 vote , numerous conservatives in the Republican-controlled House have balked at the overall price tag and rising cost of food stamps included in the measure . Several Farm Belt Republicans in tight political races this year , however , have pushed hard for quick legislative action on a five-year plan . North Dakota Rep. Rick Berg , a freshman House Republican running for retiring Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad 's seat , told CNN Thursday he was `` frustrated with the Republican leadership . '' `` We have to get a five-year , long-term bill passed . I 'm really disappointed , '' he said . `` Agriculture is one of our bright shining spots in America right now , and we do n't need to put this cloud of uncertainty over it . '' Berg argued that GOP leaders should have allowed a full House vote on the Agriculture Committee measure . The committee 's bill has a number of similarities to the Senate plan . Asked about the farm bill 's legislative prospects in the post-election lame duck session of Congress , Berg said , `` I look back over history and this is more normal than not . ... I 'm just doing everything I can do . '' Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson , the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee , told CNN there were `` 10 different reasons '' why the House has so far failed to act . `` Some people think the food stamps are too high . Some people do n't like the sugar program . Some people do n't like the dairy program . Some people do n't like the farm bill at all , '' he said . Peterson said he believes farm bill advocates will ultimately `` get a shot '' after the election . `` I think they 're taking a ( political ) risk , '' he said in reference to the House Republicans . `` But they apparently do n't think it 's a problem . '' Moore told CNN that `` we can whine and complain all we want , but the bottom line is this segment of the game is over . We 've got to get our strategy together and move our chips onto the lame duck line . ''
`` We will deal with the farm bill after the election , '' said Speaker John Boehner , R-Ohio . Current law regarding support for farmers and ranchers expires September 30 . Failure to pass a new law wo n't impact existing federal support in 2012 . Several Farm Belt Republicans pushing for quick legislative action on a five-year plan .