U.S. Lawmakers Push for Expanded Farm Aid as Farmers Struggle

U.S. Lawmakers Push for Expanded Farm Aid as Farmers Struggle

(NAFB.com) – Congressional leaders are pressing for expanded federal farm assistance to help producers coping with low commodity prices, rising input costs and ongoing financial stress. Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman and Agriculture Appropriations Chair John Hoeven said this week that the next funding package should build on the USDA’s $12 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance to stabilize rural economies through 2026. The proposed e…

Analysis shows the farm economy still needs help | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

While some progress has been made in stabilizing the farm economy through the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program and Emergency Commodity Assistance Program, recent numbers show that farmers still need help. Faith Parum, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, said farm losses continue to pile up. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2026/01/01222026-parum-01.mp3 Parum says the economic pressures facing farmers and ra

US Farmers Face 4.4% Income Drop in 2026 Despite $12B Federal Aid

Harvesting Hardships: Persistent Farm Losses Defy Federal Lifelines in 2026 American farmers are grappling with an unrelenting economic squeeze, where soaring production costs collide with plummeting commodity prices, leaving even government interventions struggling to keep operations afloat. Recent data from the American Farm Bureau Federation reveals that despite substantial federal assistance programs rolled out in late 2025, net farm income …

Soybean Farmers Highlight Need for Additional Farm Support - Oklahoma Farm Report

Today, the American Soybean Association highlighted the continued need for additional farm support. While ASA appreciates the administration partially addressing high production costs through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA), it only offered a fraction of relief for the impact of market losses on harvested acres of U.S. soybeans in 2025. “Soybean

Duvall calls for additional ag aid

American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall has highlighted the urgent need for legislation expanding the bridge support program for farmers, reinforced by new analysis indicating the economic crisis in farm country is likely to continue this year. “We are grateful for the aid Congress has delivered to farmers this year and do not take that for granted,” Duvall said as part of an analysis released Jan. 21. “But we are in an economic crisis, the …