For over seven decades, many of the programs authorized by successive farm bills have been subject to sunset mandates, including in the current farm bill, the 2018 Agriculture Improvement Act, whose ...

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 ...

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow is circulating some ideas for farm program reforms that include an increase in effective reference prices that would benefit all commodities, ...

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 ...

With the advent of much lower corn and soybean market prices during 2024, together with reduced corn and soybean yields in some areas, many farmers and ag lenders are now wondering what the impact ...

The marathon markup began Tuesday evening and resumed Wednesday morning, lasting into the night. House Agriculture Committee Republicans on Wednesday approved their portion of the GOP’s big tax and ...

Mississippi State University is strengthening its voice in national agricultural conversations through two additional Farm Foundation leadership opportunities. Associate Vice President Ashli Brown, ...

Many crop producers in the Midwest were enrolled in the Ag Risk Coverage (ARC-CO) farm program choice on their corn and soybean base acres for the 2023 crop year. With the advent of much lower corn ...

This year, Congress is charged with passing the next iteration of the farm bill. If the broad suite of programs within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are not reauthorized by the ...

This summer, farmers and ranchers across the western United States experienced a severe and widespread drought, resulting in low yields, crop losses, and damaging wildfires. These weather events are ...