Agriculture

Apollo Ends Elanco Lobbying Engagement on Animal Feed Bill

Apollo Government Relations LLC filed an LDA termination with the federal government on July 13, 2026, ending its representation of Elanco US Inc. effective...

Agriculture

House Committee Examines Four Wildlife Protection Bills

Four bills addressing wildlife threats and livestock protection are heading to a House Natural Resources Committee hearing next week, signaling...

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...

Government Operations

Farm Safety Net Programs Face Service Delivery Challenges

The Trump administration defended its farm safety net investments and program modernization efforts at a House Agriculture Committee hearing on June 24,...

Agriculture

National Milk Producers Lobby on Trade and Transportation

The National Milk Producers Federation is pursuing a focused lobbying strategy on trade, transportation, and agriculture issues. The organization filed its...

Agriculture

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...

Agriculture

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...

Legislation

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...

Agriculture

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...

Commerce

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...

Agriculture

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...

Congress

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'...

Agriculture

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.

Congress

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...

Congress

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...

Congress

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 —...

Congress

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...