{"id":268332,"date":"2026-04-27T15:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/268332\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:47:11","slug":"texas-farmers-ranchers-urge-lawmakers-to-pass-farm-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/268332\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas farmers, ranchers urge lawmakers to pass farm bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Emmy Powell<br \/>Communications Specialist<\/p>\n<p>Texas farmers and ranchers are calling on Congress to pass a new farm bill as rising costs and market pressures strain the agricultural economy.<\/p>\n<p>Farmers are currently operating under an extension of the 2018 Farm Bill, and that leaves them navigating today\u2019s challenges with outdated policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFarmers have been operating without the certainty of a long-term farm bill since 2023. Producers are facing low commodity prices, rising input costs and inflation,\u201d Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) President Russell Boening said. \u201cIt\u2019s time to deliver stability and modernize farm policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson hopes to have the committee\u2019s version of the farm bill on the House floor for a vote this week.<\/p>\n<p>The committee\u00a0<a class=\"txfb-links\" href=\"https:\/\/texasfarmbureau.org\/u-s-house-ag-passes-farm-bill-draft-after-late-night-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">passed its version of the farm bill<\/a>\u00a0earlier this spring in a 34-17 vote following more than 20 hours of debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is clear that the policies of 2018 are no match for the challenges of 2026 and an update to the 2018 Farm Bill is long overdue,\u201d Thompson said.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed legislation includes provisions not addressed in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including improvements to conservation programs, expanded trade promotion efforts and updates to farm credit programs. It also includes provisions to strengthen rural broadband and support innovation through technologies like precision agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis legislation is about providing certainty for farmers and ranchers while investing in the future of rural America,\u201d TFB Associate Director of Government Affairs Laramie Adams said. \u201cFrom strengthening risk management tools to expanding access to credit and conservation programs, this farm bill is critical to keeping Texas agriculture competitive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Without a new five-year farm bill, farmers are left without the certainty and stability needed to plan ahead.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has lost more than 160,000 farms since 2017, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation, highlighting the need for updated policy to support those who remain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout action, farm families risk losing access to critical programs that support their operations and communities,\u201d Boening said. \u201cPassing a modern, five-year farm bill is critical to protecting the future of American agriculture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Texas farmers are encouraged to contact Congress and urge passage of a modern, five-year farm bill through AFBF\u2019s\u00a0<a class=\"txfb-links\" href=\"https:\/\/www.votervoice.net\/FarmBureau\/Campaigns\/136733\/Respond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Action Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Emmy PowellCommunications Specialist Texas farmers and ranchers are calling on Congress to pass a new farm bill&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":268333,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[99961,27,29,28],"class_list":["post-268332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-farm-bill","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}