farm bill

Commentary: Boot camp helps women learn to advocate for agriculture

When you get called by the media for an interview, do you know how to answer the tough questions? Do you know how to talk about what Farm Bureau is and what it represents? Do you know how to cre... more »

Farm organization comments on farm bill text release

With the clock ticking on legislative action on the 2024 farm bill, Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan U.S. senator and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee chairwoman, has released the bill’s te... more »

Farm Bureau congratulates President-elect Trump

The American Farm Bureau Federation is congratulating President-elect Donald Trump. Zippy Duvall, president of the Washington, D.C.-based Farm Bureau issued these comments on the election of Donald... more »

Specialty crops group urging farm bill action 

The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) is working with congressional leaders and urging support of specialty crop growers in the farm bill. The Washington, D.C.-based organization wrote the ... more »

Senate committee issues new farm bill framework

A U.S. Senate committee has issued a new farm bill framework. U.S. Sen John Boozman, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, has released a draft of a farm bi... more »

SCFBA applauds House Farm Bill advancement

The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) has released the following statement following the U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s passage of the 2024 Farm Bill:  “We thank Chairman Thompson ... more »

Young farmers group opposes House farm bill first draft

An initial draft of farm bill legislation released by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “G.T.” Thompson misses a rare opportunity to meaningfully address the challenges facing the new gen... more »