by Reece Langley | May 11, 2026 | Blogs
The House passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567) – the Farm Bill – (Farm Bill | House Committee On Agriculture Republicans) by a vote of 224 to 200 on April With 14 Democrats voting in favor, the Farm Bill obtained the highest number of... 
by Reece Langley | Mar 19, 2026 | Blogs
On March 5th, the House Agriculture Committee passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill) out of committee on a bipartisan vote of 34-17 with 7 Democrats joining all Republicans in supporting the bill. The Democrats who voted in support... 
by Reece Langley | Dec 24, 2025 | Blogs
On December 8, President Trump and Secretary of Agriculture Rollins announced the general outline and funding amount for USDA’s economic assistance for producers. The package includes $12 billion, with up to $11 billion used for the Farmer Bridge Assistance... 
by Reece Langley | Nov 5, 2025 | Blogs
As of this writing, the Federal government shutdown continues, now the longest on record at 37 days and counting. In recent days, there was emerging optimism in the Senate that bipartisan discussions would soon yield a breakthrough that could lead to reopening... 
by Reece Langley | Oct 1, 2025 | Blogs
October 1 marks the start of the Federal government’s new fiscal year, and as has become the norm in recent years, Congress did not complete any of the 12 appropriations (funding) bills for fiscal year 2026 that began the first of October. The House did pass a... 
by Reece Langley | Sep 1, 2025 | Blogs
This summer, with the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), Congress addressed a very substantial share of the key policies that are needed for the U.S. agriculture sector. The measure extended and expanded many of the key tax policy provisions that...