Policy
Sixth-generation farmer Sam Graves is preparing to leave Congress after 26 years, but says agriculture still faces a growing challenge in Washington: helping lawmakers understand what it takes to produce America’s food supply.
Water access and farm economics are at the heart of a race that could shape how California’s Central Valley is represented on agricultural policy in Washington.
The former Navajo Nation president makes food sovereignty and input cost reductions central to his challenge against the GOP incumbent, who has prioritized regulatory relief and rural disaster recovery.
With at least nine House and five Senate Ag Committee members departing, including leadership, the next Congress faces a steep learning curve on agriculture.
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet discusses why he opposed the latest farm bill, his priorities for agriculture if he leads the Senate Ag Committee, and what it will take to restore bipartisanship on Capitol Hill.
Forty-three candidates are running for the House and five for the Senate with backgrounds on apple orchards, dairy farms and cattle ranches.
A Navy SEAL with Ag Committee seniority faces a dairy farmer who lived the economics that forced her family to sell after 150 years. Both want your vote.
With Rep. John Rose vacating his seat, Tennessee’s 6th District faces a shift in federal agricultural representation as candidates contend for a key voice in Washington.
As farmer Rep. Dan Newhouse prepares to step down from Congress, candidates Amanda McKinney and John Duresky outline their platforms to support Central Washington agriculture
Candidates Jennifer Balkcom, Jamie Ager, and Travis Groo offer competing solutions for small-scale farming, H-2A guest worker visas, and long-term disaster recovery across Western North Carolina.
With Rep. Angie Craig vacating her seat, Minnesota’s 2nd District faces a shift in federal agricultural representation as candidates contend for a key voice in Washington.
Goliath, meet David. “It’s way past time for everyone to wake up,” says Fenn Church.
Which of Mississippi’s three Senate candidates, Scott Colom, Ty Pinkins, or Cindy Hyde-Smith, best represents agriculture?
As the midterms approach, Farm Journal’s AgVote 2026 series tracks the lawmakers with deep farm roots who won’t return next session — and what their departures could mean for ag policy.
The state’s District 1 race offers a choice between an incumbent focused on crop insurance and markets, and a challenger calling for tariff relief and corporate accountability.
Rep. Zach Nunn and state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott present contrasting approaches to farm policy in a district where 26,000 producers farm nearly 3 million acres and generate $4.4 billion in agricultural sales.
Which of Alabama’s two Senate candidates, Everett Wess or Barry Moore, best represents ag?
Farmers could see record ARC and PLC payments by the end of October, but estimates of $13.2 to $13.8 billion fall short of early projections, and payment limits could trim individual checks.
Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson and Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek agree on E15 and a Farm Bill. They split on who is responsible for the squeeze on farm margins.
BNSF says the proposed UP-NS merger would leave captive shippers with fewer options and farm inputs with higher freight costs. Union Pacific says it would open new routes and take trucks off the road.
Sen. Tom Cotton, a farm-raised Republican, faces Hallie Shoffner, a Democrat who closed her family’s Arkansas farm last year, in the top U.S. rice state, where family-farm bankruptcies lead the nation.
With fertilizer prices elevated, farmers are looking for relief wherever they can find it. The question is whether suspending the Jones Act is a key piece of the puzzle.
With global supply, production costs and geopolitics all in flux, corn and soybean growers face a tough call on how much of their 2027 crop inputs to price this fall.
StoneX analyst doubts Belarusian potash will materially lower US prices or boost supplies
As Trump and Xi prepare to meet, economists say China’s soybean purchases have little to do with supply and demand — and everything to do with political favor and easing trade tensions.
USDA set new ARC/PLC enrollment deadlines this week and added 30 million base acres for 2026 and 2027. Economists say this gives farmers a clearer read on the programs, but warn against chasing whichever pays the most.
Boozman declines to reopen the bill for amendments as Democrats keep pressing on SNAP cost share. Year-round E15 and mandatory COOL make the cut, now the question is whether the Senate can find floor time before the end of the year.