Officially, the 2018 farm bill expired on October 1, 2023. Due to their inability to muster a bipartisan coalition to make needed changes in a new farm bill, Congress instead opted to extend the 2018 ...
A new stopgap spending bill to reopen the government also extends key Farm Bill programs for one year—covering the provisions left out of July’s budget package. While the Senate waits on the House to ...
WINFRED, S.D. — There has been a steadily growing interest in hemp production across the nation, but most notably in South Dakota, which was named the top producer of hemp in 2024. The 2018 Farm Bill ...
Now that President Donald Trump’s Once Big Beautiful Bill has been signed into law, the next priority of ag advocates is getting a “skinny” farm bill passed. The existing 2018 farm bill has already ...
The 2018 farm bill expired at the end of the fiscal year again, after having been extended twice by Congress. This year, Sept. 30 came and went without much fanfare on the farm bill front. In part, ...
An upland bird habitat buffer on land owned by farmer David Roehm that was part of USDA's Conservation Reserve Program in 2015. (USDA photo) Authorization for the Conservation Reserve Program and ...
The lengthy shutdown of many services provided by the federal government ended on Nov. 12 when a “continuing resolution” bill was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump. The federal ...
President Donald Trump signs his signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the White House, July 4, 2025, in Washington, surrounded by members of Congress. (AP Photo / Julia Demaree Nikhinson, ...