Some leaders in Congress remain optimistic about the prospects of a farm bill passing in 2026. Progress appears unlikely.

WINFRED, S.D. — There has been a steadily growing interest in hemp production across the nation, but most notably in South Dakota, which was named the top producer of hemp in 2024. The 2018 Farm Bill ...

Now that President Donald Trump’s Once Big Beautiful Bill has been signed into law, the next priority of ag advocates is getting a “skinny” farm bill passed. The existing 2018 farm bill has already ...

The lengthy shutdown of many services provided by the federal government ended on Nov. 12 when a “continuing resolution” bill was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump. The federal ...

An upland bird habitat buffer on land owned by farmer David Roehm that was part of USDA's Conservation Reserve Program in 2015. (USDA photo) Authorization for the Conservation Reserve Program and ...

A new stopgap spending bill to reopen the government also extends key Farm Bill programs for one year—covering the provisions left out of July’s budget package. While the Senate waits on the House to ...

The Washington Association of Wheat Growers is emphasizing the need to have a farm bill by the end of the year. The 2018 bill has been extended twice and expires Sept. 30. WAWG executive director ...

With Congress back in session, legislators will take up a set of issues they haven’t comprehensively addressed since 2018 – the year the last farm bill passed. Farm bills are massive pieces of ...

Neubert was previously staff on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (2023-2025) and on the Senate Committee on the Budget (2021-2023). Merrigan was USDA deputy secretary and ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christopher Neubert, Arizona State University and Kathleen Merrigan, Arizona State ...