The federal government surpassed its 20th day of shutdown on Monday, making it the longest full government shutdown in the history of the U.S.

Senators returned to Capitol Hill on that same day, but Democratic and Republican lawmakers remain at a standoff over health care subsidies, food aid, economic assistance and the Farm Bill 2.0.

Brad Bales, senior director of state and national policy with the Ohio Farm Bureau, said this shutdown has deeper ramifications for Ohio’s farmers who have already been dealing with a challenged ag economy.

"If you're going to the grocery store, everything's more expensive. Well, what it takes for us to put product on those shelves is a lot more expensive than what it used to be just four or five years ago," he said.

In addition to higher costs, Bales

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