The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced the Farm Bill toward a full Senate vote. Farm Bureau leadership stressed that lawmakers can't delay any longer.
Farmers are waiting. The Senate moved forward on a new Farm Bill, but SNAP funding disputes and state cost-sharing still need sorting out before year's end.
Farm Bill talks hit a pause in the Senate, and the fertilizer industry is speaking up. A key ask is a new USDA economist position focused on crop input markets, covering everything from pricing to global supply chains.
The Senate ag committee hit a wall on the Farm Bill this week. The National Farmers Union says farmers need relief from high input costs and low prices, and waiting longer just isn't an option.