House passes Farm Bill with pork producers long awaited 'fix' to Proposition 12
The bill boosts farm aid, nutrition funding and rural programs while setting up a Senate fight over a provision that would block state livestock standards.
- The U.S. House passed the "Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026" last Thursday, including a contentious provision that would effectively invalidate California's Proposition 12 livestock production standards.
- Pork producers have long challenged the referendum, arguing it forces out-of-state farmers to comply with specific space requirements and creates a complex patchwork of regulations restricting livestock market access.
- Oregon Representative Cliff Bentz, the only Oregon House member to vote yes, highlighted the bill's support for specialty crops, wildfire mitigation, and rural infrastructure alongside SNAP nutrition initiatives requiring able-bodied work.
- California Democrats, including Representative Lou Correa, criticized the measure as an infringement on states' rights, while Assistant Dean for Animal Legal Education Kathy Hessler warned of potential legal challenges to the provision.
- Senate consideration remains the next hurdle for the legislation, where lawmakers may choose to remove the provision or face potential constitutional disputes over federal authority to dictate state trade rules.
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Congress approves farm safety net as Oregon farmers struggle
The House passed the Farm Bill last Thursday, with Rep. Cliff Bentz as the only member of Oregon's federal House delegation to vote yes. The bill, known as H.R. 7567 or the "Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026," helps secure America's food supply and provides a safety net for farming operations through crop insurance and commodity programs. It also funds nutrition initiatives like SNAP.
Finstad calls House-passed farm bill a win for Minnesota
NEW ULM, Minn. — U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad was checking his corn fields between interviews two days after the House passed its first farm bill in eight years. "The farmer in me says that if the soil tells us it's good, we got to get the crop in the field," the southern Minnesota Republican said. He was hoping to plant a few hundred acres over the weekend. The timing felt deliberate for Finstad to return home to plant corn with a farm bill cleared. …
Farm Bill heads to U.S. Senate; ethanol, fertilizer questions remain
A modernized Farm Bill finally made its way through the U.S. House of Representatives last week, but it’s unlikely that the Senate will take it up before farmers are well into the planting season, experts say.
Further Details of the Farm Bill 2.0 - Farm Bill Southeast AgNET
DepositPhotos image Farm Bill 2.0 has passed the U.S. House of Representatives 224 to 200, and this strengthens the operation of the Market Loan Assistance Program that was in that first bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that was passed earlier in the year. The good news in this part of the 2.0 is that the bill includes important provisions related to international and emergency food assistance programs, the longstanding markets of the U.S. p…
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