WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW)—A government shutdown is looming. Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., have until Friday night to pass a spending bill. Kansas farmers want that bill to include a one-year extension of the farm bill, so it won't expire. The farm bill gives struggling farmers government assistance. The 2018 one expired in 2023, but lawmakers extended it for a year. That extension ran out in September. Congress doesn't pass a spending bill by tomorrow night that includes a farm bill extension, some price-support measures could disappear in the new year. For farmers, it's shaping up to be a tough year. "We're kind of reaching the point here where input costs are high and commodity prices are somewhat low," said farmer Justin Noland. Cuts in profit are making an extension of the 2018 farm bill more urgent. Work continues on transmission line across Kansas "We need to make sure the farmer has a safety net for if there happens to be a natural disaster or drought," said Ron Seeber, Kansas Grain and Feed Association president. "They have to be able to continue to stay in business." Ron Seeber with the Kansas Grain and Feed Association says he's frustrated with the delays. He said for the last yeaCongressess has had the pieces it needs to pass a new 5-year farm bill after the 2018 bill expired and was extended for a year. "It should have been renewed as a new bill that is a modern bill that can adapt to changes in farming practices and in the needs of, say, the nutrition program," Seeber said. Now, farmers are just holding out hope for a one-year extension. Both Seeber and Nolan say that they hope for a temporary extension by Friday at the earliest, which seems reasonable. "I would love to say we'll have another five-year farm bill, but there's too many egos in Washington, D.C. that tend to bounce against each other," Seeber said. "Speaking for me, confidence in government is pretty low," Noland said. "We've shown a repeated ability to not get things done." Seeber said a lot of the programs in the farm bill could revert back into permanent laws, which date back nearly a century.