Congress
Limits on Foreign Farmland Oversight
The extent to which the U.S. government can monitor and restrict foreign investment in agricultural land is examined in a recent Congressional Research...
Senate Farm Bill Would Delay SNAP Cost-Sharing for States
The FY2025 budget reconciliation law (P.L. 119-21) requires states with a payment error rate of 6% or higher to pay a share of SNAP benefit costs, with...
American Beverage Association Hires Dentons on Food Issues
American Beverage Association engaged Dentons US LLP for lobbying. The association is now focused on food industry issues including safety and...
Uni Ag Group Ends Checkmate Lobbying Deal
Checkmate Government Relations LLC reported $70,000 in lobbying fees for Uni Ag Group LLC in the Q2 2026 quarterly report covering April 1 – June 30, 2026,...
Congress Funds Animal Disease Prevention Programs
Under P.L. 119-21 (July 2025), Congress directed $233 million per fiscal year from FY2026–FY2030 across NAHLN, NADPRP, and NAVVCB. A Congressional Research...
Water Authority Hires Dennis Cardoza Consulting
San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, which delivers water to approximately 1.2 million acres of farmland, hired Dennis Cardoza Consulting Services LLC...
Trump Administration Raises 2027 Renewable Fuel Requirements
EPA's latest renewable fuel rule, released in March, expands the volume of biofuels required in U.S. transportation fuel for 2026 and 2027, but a...
Congress Funds 19 Farm Programs Through Reconciliation
A recent CRS report published in May 2025 examines agricultural programs that lack continuing budget authority beyond their current authorization dates. The...
Miller-Meeks Talks Farm Bill, Trade and E15 at Iowa Farm Visit
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks visited a southeast Iowa farm operation on August 15, 2026, where she discussed several policy priorities with the Hinnah...
Hyde-Smith's Farm Bill Stalls in Agricultural Priority Setback
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith spent the week between Washington and Mississippi, attending local ribbon-cuttings, cosponsoring legislation, and absorbing a setback...
Johnson Pushes Farm Aid in FY27 Budget Resolution
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) spent the week of Aug. 7 pressing two fronts that dominated his public communications: a congressional investigation into Dr....
Baird Responds to Deadly Indiana Storm And California Pork Rules
Rep. Jim Baird spent the week responding to a deadly storm system that tore through Indiana, pushing for federal farm policy action against California's...
Screwworm Outbreak Tests U.S. Livestock Defenses as Cases Spread
On June 3, 2026, USDA confirmed the first U.S. detection of NWS in a calf in Zavala County, Texas.
Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz Ends 18-Year Peach Board Ties
Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC ended its lobbying relationship with the California Cling Peach Board (CCPB) on June 30, 2026, according to an LDA...
Environmental Working Group Ramps Up Food Safety Push
Environmental Working Group reported $340,000 in lobbying spending for the second quarter of 2026, filed August 7. The advocacy organization is targeting...
Farm Bill Split Between House, Senate Stalls
A recent CRS report examining farm bill reauthorization reveals a historic fracture in how Congress legislates agricultural policy, with profound...
Agricultural Disaster Programs Face Unpredictable Funding Gaps
Congress faces a critical timing problem with disaster relief for agricultural land, according to a recent CRS report updated in July. The three federal...
Allie Herring Promoted to Communications Director
Allie Herring has been promoted to Communications Director for the House Agriculture Committee, a position she assumed on April 1, 2026. Herring previously...