Farm Bureau County Leaders Meet with Lawmakers, USDA Officials in Washington - Enterprise Media

Farm Bill Showdown? Boozman Targets August 6 Markup as SNAP Fight Threatens Progress

America’s farmers who are waiting on lawmakers on Capitol Hill to finally deliver a modernized, five-year farm bill could get a clearer picture of the legislation’s path forward as soon as next week. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman

Grassley says farm bill markup possible next week even without McConnell | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

United States Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says that the Senate Ag Committee could still mark up a farm bill next week before the August recess without sidelined Mitch McConnell and a GOP majority. Senator Grassley says Ag Chair John Boozman still hopes to take up the farm bill in the final week before a five-week recess, despite Senator McConnell not yet medically cleared to return. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2026/07/729grassley01.mp3 At the same time Grassley says that building a bipartisan majority for the farm bill is more difficult than in past years. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2026/07/729grassley02.mp3 Disagreements over SNAP funding have stalled a new farm bill since the 2018 law expired three years ago. Senator Boozman argues that farm bill was based on 2012 farm data which is no longer relevant given today’s input inflation and low prices for commodities.

Farm Bureau county leaders meet with lawmakers, USDA officials in Washington - Enterprise Media

GARNER - A group of 30 Iowa Farm Bureau members representing two dozen counties met with Iowa’s congressional delegation earlier this month in Washington, D.C. to discuss policy issues important to Iowa agriculture and farm families.  Among them were Brian Tumey of Algona, Paul Brozik of Garner and Maddi & Gabe Heun of Dayton.    The group of Iowa farmers […] Sorry! An active online subscription is required to access this content. Please login …