Legislation
Panel Will Weigh Expanded Farm Disaster Coverage
The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee will consider the Agricultural Act of 2026 on Wednesday, September 16. The Senate bill would...
Smithfield Foods Hires Greenberg Traurig on Farm Bill
Smithfield Foods is lobbying on science-based animal welfare standards and Farm Bill reauthorization while contending with U.S. scrutiny of its foreign...
Admin Seeks $4.9B Agriculture Cut; House Offers $4.2B More
A Congressional Research Service report published September 10 compares the Trump administration's FY2027 agriculture budget request with the House-passed...
Fertilizer Supply Chain Faces Domestic Constraints
A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on fertilizer transportation, published Sept. 4, shows that domestic supply constraints are undermining the...
H5N1 Outbreak Infects Millions of U.S. Poultry
Federal agencies and Congress are grappling with an expanding H5N1 outbreak that has infected more than 19,000 wild birds, over 208 million poultry, and...
YARA North America Hires FGS Global for Agriculture Lobbying
YARA North America Inc., an agricultural chemicals and fertilizer manufacturer, has added another lobbying firm to its Washington operation, FGS Global (US)...
Culture Organics Ends Government Relations Group
Culture Organics LLC terminated its lobbying relationship with Government Relations Group LLC, according to a third quarter termination filing signed Sept. 6.
Rural Development Programs Face Sept. 30 Reauthorization Deadline
Authorizations for many Rural Development programs are set to expire on September 30, 2026, creating an immediate pressure point for Congress and the Trump...
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...
Horse Protection Act Enforcement Stalled by Court Ruling
A horse welfare issue that has persisted for decades is entering a new phase of regulatory uncertainty. Federal enforcement against soring, the deliberate...
Warehouses4Good Ends Lobbying Tie With Breakthrough365
Warehouses4Good terminated its lobbying engagement with Breakthrough365 Government Relations Strategies LLC effective June 30, 2026, according to a filing...
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...