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.

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

Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse answers some of the farm program and crop insurance questions that have resulted from the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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 ...

House and Senate Ag Committee leaders are considering increasing statutory reference prices for major farm program crops as part of a budget reconciliation measure. This would apply to both Price Loss ...

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 ...

House GOP leaders overcame Republican objections to Senate provisions on SNAP, rural hospitals and other issues to clear President Donald Trump’s massive spending and tax package, including a historic ...

House Republicans took a major step toward enacting President Donald Trump's policy agenda and boosting spending for commodity programs and crop insurance by winning passage Thursday morning of the ...

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 ...

If you love something, set it on fire. Especially if the thing you love is a healthy pasture. For grasslands, fire is a crucial part of a healthy ecosystem and an important tool for a rancher. Not ...

Minnesota Farm Bureau’s rural medicine partnership earned the organization a 2026 New Horizon Award from the American Farm ...