Failure to pass a new farm bill by the end of the year could result in a complete reset of the process if one or both the House and Senate flip majorities as a result of the election, National Association of Wheat Growers Chandler Goule says. "I can see that easily pushing the farm bill into late 2025 or 2026, because it will literally hit the reset button," Goule said. "That's why it's so important we get it done by December ... A lot has to be done very quickly, as soon as the election is over."

Congress could give farmers new minimum crop prices or could provide more generous food aid to help needy families. But it probably can’t do both.

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2024 CONTACT: Candice Abinanti candice-abinanti@nacdnet.org NACD Commends Proposals in Senate Ranking Member’s Farm Bill Framework, Urges Bipartisan Action to Pass a Final Bill Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member John Boozman released a framework outlining Senate Republican farm bill priorities. NACD commends that the framework

The House Agriculture Committee early today approved a new farm bill by a vote of 33 to 21. Four Democrats joined all Republicans to vote for the bill. The four Democrats were Rep. Sanford Bishop,...

Democrats want to make farming more climate-friendly. Republicans want to help farmers do business.

NACD is pleased to see the omnibus bill does not include any reductions to critical Farm Bill conservation programs.

Today, 70 leading agriculture, conservation and wildlife groups delivered a letter to Congress requesting robust funding for conservation programs and technical assistance in fiscal year (FY) 2022 appropriations. In the letter, American Farmland Trust (AFT), the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and other signatories called upon House and Senate appropriators to provide needed robust increases to discretionary United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation funding and reject any cuts to farm bill conservation programs through the FY22 appropriations process.

The USDA is extending the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General Signup period. The deadline is no longer February 12, 2021, and a new deadline has not been set.