250+ Agriculture Groups Call for Bipartisan Senate Farm Bill

More than 250 food and agriculture organizations joined forces to urge the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to advance a bipartisan farm bill out of committee in a letter delivered today. The American Farm Bureau organized the letter, which notes that farmers and ranchers haven't had a new farm bill in almost ten years.

“As organizations representing a broad swath of food and agriculture, we urge you to advance the Agricultural Act of 2026 in a bipartisan manner out of the Senate Agriculture Committee,” the letter states.

“The time is now for a full five-year farm bill. American family farms have had to rely on programs and policy that haven’t been updated since 2018, resulting in continued ad hoc support. The President called on Congress to pass a farm bill, and in response, the House has taken action with bipartisan passage of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, the first time a farm bill has passed the full House since 2018…

“The Agricultural Act of 2026 builds on this momentum and provides a strong foundation of policy and program updates for the Senate Agriculture Committee to consider and further amend in committee markup. This is the furthest we have gotten to a full, modernized farm bill. U.S. food and agriculture, as well as American families who rely upon the food, fiber, and fuel produced from our country’s farmers, ranchers, growers, and producers, deserve a farm bill now.”

Read the full letter here.