House and Senate Ag Committee leaders are considering increasing statutory reference prices for major farm program crops as part of a budget reconciliation measure. This would apply to both Price Loss ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture ruled last week that it already “sufficiently addressed” past discrimination and that continuing to practice “race- and sex-based remedies” are no longer necessary ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) made significant modifications to USDA mandatory farm programs and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Following these changes, the ...

If you love something, set it on fire. Especially if the thing you love is a healthy pasture. For grasslands, fire is a crucial part of a healthy ecosystem and an important tool for a rancher. Not ...

In the 1980s and 1990s Democrats offered some great proposals for farm bill reform that managed supply along the lines of the original New Deal programs, protecting both farmers and consumers, and ...

The marathon markup began Tuesday evening and resumed Wednesday morning, lasting into the night. House Agriculture Committee Republicans on Wednesday approved their portion of the GOP’s big tax and ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill may have extended the 2018 farm bill, but it also introduced several adjustments that leave producers wondering what comes next. From adjusted gross income qualifications to ...

Authorization for the Conservation Reserve Program and other farm bill programs not included in this summer’s budget reconciliation bill have lapsed amid the shift to a new fiscal year. House Ag ...

I sit at the lunch table knowing my food is getting cold, too busy writing to eat. My two table mates are eager to tell me their stories. They are both veterans, attending an Armed to Farm training ...

More than 260 national and state farm organizations and Farm Credit institutions appealed to congressional leaders Thursday to take up and pass legislation reauthorizing and revising farm programs not ...

If Title I reference prices in the farm bill are increased significantly, it would be logical to also consider raising the current payment caps for farm program payments. Here’s why: Why Increasing ...

I was an active farmer for 30 years and since retiring I have been renting my land. I am not trying to belittle the farmer by my writings. The farmers are experiencing things they have no control over ...