On December 21, 2024, the US Congress passed the American Relief Act (ARA), which provided funds to cover losses by households and many economic sectors from natural disasters in 2023 and 2024. The ...

California farm organizations have joined with sister organizations around the country in calling on Congress to restore staffing levels at agencies within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. At ...

In 2026, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) most recent estimates, US farmers and ranchers will receive about $55 billion in federal subsidies. A substantial share of these outlays ...

April 15 is the deadline to sign-up for the 2025 farm program at local USDA Farm Service Agency offices throughout the United States. Eligible producers are able to choose between the price-only ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture ruled last week that it already “sufficiently addressed” past discrimination and that continuing to practice “race- and sex-based remedies” are no longer necessary ...

The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) most recent Baseline for Farm Programs, released on May 12, identifies expected outlays for farm program spending, assuming existing programs continue without ...

Harvest Ridge Organics harvests wheat on a field in Idaho. The 2018 Farm Bill extension ran out as low grain prices, high costs and natural disasters pressure farmers. The extension of the 2018 Farm ...

Farmers say Title One — a farm bill program that sends money when crop prices or harvests get low enough — isn’t working as a buffer against tough years. Yet others argue the nearly 100-year-old ...

As Congress negotiates a new farm bill, some are hoping for higher subsides to help save farms hurt by low crop prices or poor harvests. Others argue the backstops are a waste of taxpayer funds.