Republicans tackling a Farm Bill this year will first have to explain – and more importantly defend – the changes they made to ag spending in last year's so-called big beautiful bill.

In this opinion piece, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn GT Thompson, R-Pa., argues that Congress needs to pass a ...

The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 renews and enhances crop insurance and price support, disaster assistance, ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act extended commodity programs and crop insurance, but left other farm bill titles for 2026 ...

Agriculture policy experts in a press conference Wednesday hosted by Environmental Working Group said the massive budget reconciliation bill waiting for debate and approval in the Senate, would drive ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture ruled last week that it already “sufficiently addressed” past discrimination and that continuing to practice “race- and sex-based remedies” are no longer necessary ...

Crucial time continues to slip by for good legislation surrounding the Farm Bill and farm programs. We are facing a huge dilemma that could be the beginning of the end of bipartisan support for farm ...

In this opinion piece, Missouri farmer Blake Hurt reflects on the impact of tossing out decades of accepted wisdom on trade ...

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson still wants to work on legislation that he calls “farm bill 2.0” this fall, but for now, farmers and ranchers scored significant wins with the ...

"Promising a new farm law every spring has become a Groundhog Day experience: Promise, do nothing, repeat," agriculture columnist Alan Guebert writes.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) made significant modifications to USDA mandatory farm programs and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Following these changes, the ...

Brian Duncan, who is president of the Illinois Farm Bureau, transfers corn into a red grain cart on Sept. 27, 2024, in Polo, Illinois. Family farming dates back to the 1900s for the Duncan family.