Agriculture
Universal Leaf Tobacco Registers for Congressional Lobbying
Universal Leaf Tobacco Co. Inc. filed a new client registration for lobbying on June 22, 2026, marking the company's entry into congressional lobbying...
Hearing Reveals $3B Waste and a Black Market for Food Stamps
A House subcommittee hearing on combating waste, fraud, and abuse in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on June 25, 2026, revealed sharp...
Wildfires Burn at Record Rates, Trump Cuts Forest Service Funds
Why it matters: The Trump administration is cutting Forest Service funding by roughly 43 percent while simultaneously pushing states and private partners to...
House Passes Farm Aid Bill With Rare Bipartisan Support
The House passed the Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act on a lopsided bipartisan basis, with 178 Republicans and 189 Democrats voting yes. The...
BrandCo Ends Hemp Lobbying Relationship With Agricultural Firm
BrandCo Distributing LLC terminated its lobbying relationship with Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC in late April, according to an LDA termination filing...
Future of US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Uncertain After Hearing
The House Agriculture Committee convened a hearing on June 10, 2026, to discuss "Agricultural Perspectives On The Future Of The Usmca." This USMCA Hearing...
National Grocers Association Focuses on Small Business
The National Grocers Association has registered Venable LLP as its lobbying firm in a new client registration filed on June 16, 2026. The lobbying...
Threats to Farm Safety Net Under Scrutiny
The House Agriculture Committee is convening a farm safety net hearing to examine how the Trump administration's steep budget cuts are affecting farmers'...
Senate Delays Farm Bill Despite House Passage
The 2026 Farm Bill passed the House in April, but the Senate hasn't moved. Here's what the Congressional Research Service says is at stake.
Rollins Defends Farm Record as Pests and Bankruptcies Surge
Why it matters: The Senate Agriculture Committee convened a USDA oversight hearing on June 10 that put Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on the hot seat...
Farm Crisis or Recovery? USDA Chief Clashes With Democrats
Why it matters: USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins appeared before the House Agriculture Committee on June 4 for her second oversight hearing as secretary, and...
House Holds Hearing on United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
The House Agriculture Committee has scheduled a USMCA agricultural hearing for Wednesday, June 10, at 2:00 p.m. in 1300 Longworth House Office Building —...
Smith Nomination Advances Amid Vacant Rural Development Role
The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee is set to vote Monday on advancing the Glen Smith USDA nomination — a position that oversees...
Senate Committee to Scrutinize USDA's Crisis Management
The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee's USDA oversight hearing on June 10 arrives against a backdrop of cascading controversies: a...
Cannaboids May Be Reclassified as Marijuana
A little-noticed provision buried in a federal spending bill is poised to reshape the American hemp industry — and the clock is running out.
Committee To Shape Farm Trade
The House Agriculture Committee's June 10 hearing on agricultural perspectives on the future of the USMCA lands at a moment when the stakes for American...
Forest Service Reorganization Clashes With Wildfire Season Cuts
Why it matters: The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Forest Service on June 2, 2026, with...
Senate Discusses Food Safety and Science Budget Cuts
The Senate Appropriations Committee's markup of three FY2027 spending bills lands at a moment of genuine fiscal confrontation between Congress and the White...