Legislation
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...
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...
Farm Credit Council Lobbies on Tax, Board Issues
Farm Credit Council filed an amended second quarter lobbying disclosure on August 4, 2026, reporting $110,000 in spending on four core issues: Agriculture...
Oregon Healthy Alternatives Ends Jefferson & Associates Contract
Oregon Healthy Alternatives Association terminated its federal lobbying contract with Jefferson & Associates LLC, with a termination date of June 30, 2026,...
Agricultural Retailers Group Lobbies on Farm Bill and Pesticides
The Agricultural Retailers Association is pressing Congress on several fronts as the agricultural sector navigates regulatory and legislative shifts. The...
Poor Coordination Blocks Rural Water Funding
Some rural communities across the U.S. lack access to drinking water or wastewater utilities. A GAO report (GAO-26-107355), published June 23, 2026, found...
Report: Draft Farm Bill Would Delay, Increase State SNAP Costs
The FY2025 budget reconciliation law already requires states with high payment error rates to shoulder a portion of benefit costs beginning in fiscal 2028,...
Senate Agriculture Committee Will Weigh Farm Bill SNAP Revisions
The Senate Agriculture Committee will consider the Agricultural Act of 2026 at a business meeting on August 6, 2026, as lawmakers grapple with the fallout...