The lengthy shutdown of many services provided by the federal government ended on Nov. 12 when a “continuing resolution” bill was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump. The federal ...

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 ...

The 2018 farm bill expired at the end of the fiscal year again, after having been extended twice by Congress. This year, Sept. 30 came and went without much fanfare on the farm bill front. In part, ...

Now that President Donald Trump’s Once Big Beautiful Bill has been signed into law, the next priority of ag advocates is getting a “skinny” farm bill passed. The existing 2018 farm bill has already ...

While Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill covers about 80% of the Farm Bill provisions, the lack of bi-partisan agreement on its formal re-authorization could see a number of programs, including SNAP, ...

The farm bill has been extended for another year as part of legislation re-opening the federal government. Responses from agricultural groups and policy experts have ranged from applause to subdued ...

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 ...