Eligible farm operators have from Jan. 21 until April 15 to enroll in the 2025 farm program, either online or at local USDA Farm Service Agency offices. Late in 2024, the 2018 Farm Bill was extended ...

With commodity prices down and farm returns expected to significantly decline, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has released three major changes to its farm loan programs in an effort to increase the ...

Republicans tackling a Farm Bill this year will first have to explain – and more importantly defend – the changes they made to ag spending in last year's so-called big beautiful bill.

Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse answers some of the farm program and crop insurance questions that have resulted from the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson still wants to work on legislation that he calls “farm bill 2.0” this fall, but for now, farmers and ranchers scored significant wins with the ...

With House Republicans pushing for significant cuts in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, several House Agriculture Committee members urged additional support and funding to strengthen ...

The farm bill is scheduled for reauthorization in 2023, and, in response, farm interest groups are urging Congress to maintain or expand agricultural subsidy programs. Over the past 40 years, farm ...

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 ...

"Promising a new farm law every spring has become a Groundhog Day experience: Promise, do nothing, repeat," agriculture columnist Alan Guebert writes.