Some leaders in Congress remain optimistic about the prospects of a farm bill passing in 2026. Progress appears unlikely.

Congress is back in Washington for the second session of the 119th Congress. We sat down with House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, ...

Echo Farm owner Robert Chang discusses Connecticut's new farm land access grant program during a bill signing ceremony on July 9, 2025. Credit: P.R. Lockhart / CT Mirror Under gray skies and with the ...

WINFRED, S.D. — There has been a steadily growing interest in hemp production across the nation, but most notably in South Dakota, which was named the top producer of hemp in 2024. The 2018 Farm Bill ...

A new stopgap spending bill to reopen the government also extends key Farm Bill programs for one year—covering the provisions left out of July’s budget package. While the Senate waits on the House to ...

Officially, the 2018 farm bill expired on October 1, 2023. Due to their inability to muster a bipartisan coalition to make needed changes in a new farm bill, Congress instead opted to extend the 2018 ...

This year’s fruit crop has contained some highs and lows for Harrison Topp. “We had a little bit of a leaner cherry crop, but looks like a pretty darn good peach crop and then sort of a mixed bag when ...

An upland bird habitat buffer on land owned by farmer David Roehm that was part of USDA's Conservation Reserve Program in 2015. (USDA photo) Authorization for the Conservation Reserve Program and ...

Combines comb fields of corn in eastern Iowa during the fall harvest. Aerial support provided by LightHawk. The federal funding package to reopen the government included a one-year extension of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Federal funding is a key support for programs that provide free food to needy families. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images With ...