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 ...

House GOP leaders overcame Republican objections to Senate provisions on SNAP, rural hospitals and other issues to clear President Donald Trump’s massive spending and tax package, including a historic ...

After months of negotiation and debate, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) (H.R.1) was signed into law by President Trump on July 4. The resulting sweeping legislative package preserves Farm Bureau ...

With no standalone farm bill in sight, the budget reconciliation passed by Congress on July 3 included numerous provisions and programs typically included in a farm bill. U.S. House of Representatives ...

The Department of Crop Sciences’ Small Farm Certificate Program is celebrating the completion of its inaugural year with its first graduate, Lia Basden. The program is an intensive nine-month course ...

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 ...

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 ...

What are the chances of farm crop insurance payments this year? "Ag Insights" columnist Kent Thiesse explains how to find out. Farmers who saw poor growing conditions and reduced yields are ...

Mega-sized federal spending bills are so complex that they present numerous opportunities for making “sleight of legislation” pork barrel changes to existing programs and introducing new programs that ...

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 ...

Kansas Farmers Union executive director Nick Levendofsky will attend the State of the Union as a guest of U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids. The visit coincides with the House Agriculture Committee's work on ...