The chairman of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says he’s optimistic lawmakers can make progress on a new farm bill in 2026.
John Boozman from Arkansas says even in an election year it’s possible.
“If you spend any time at all in farm country, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that it’s difficult.”
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law earlier this year included some farm bill provisions, but others couldn’t be addressed with reconciliation. He tells Brownfield that includes addressing loan limits.
“All of those limits and things they don’t work anymore, so we’ve got to increase those. That doesn’t cost a lot of money. You know that’s the good news, but it can be very helpful to our farm community. Those are the things that we got to get straightened out.”
Boozman says nutrition shouldn’t need to be addressed again in a Farm Bill 2.0.
The 2018 Farm Bill has been extended through September 2026.
