Farm Policy & Crop Insurance

Farm subsidies, commodity marketing orders, assessment rates, crop insurance, and farm-program administration.

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July 2026

Legislation

Bill introduced · Jul 27

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to Congress a report on barriers to participation in Department of Agriculture programs faced by certified organic farms and farms that may be interested in transitioning to organic production, and for other purposes.

Bill introduced · Jul 27

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals who are employed in public service jobs for purposes of eligibility for loan forgiveness under the Federal Direct Loan program.

Bill introduced · Jul 27

Expressing support for the designation of July 2026 as "American Grown Flower and Foliage Month".

Rulemaking

Comment period closed · Agricultural Marketing Service · Jul 24AMSClosed

Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports (2025 Amendments)

Comment period closing · Agricultural Marketing Service · Jul 23AMSClosed

Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports (2025 Amendments)

Proposed rule · Agricultural Marketing Service · Jul 23AMSCloses Aug 25

Decreased Assessment Rate: Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California

Proposed rule · Agricultural Marketing Service · Jul 23AMSCloses Aug 25

Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 2026-2027 Marketing Year: Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West

Legislation

Bill introduced · Jul 23

A bill to amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act and the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to further plant cultivar and animal breed research, development, and commercialization, and for other purposes.

Bill introduced · Jul 23

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to add the emergency watershed program as a covered program for purposes of carrying out the regional conservation partnership program, and for other purposes.

Bill introduced · Jul 22

To amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to establish a specialty crop emergency assistance framework, and for other purposes.

Rulemaking

Comment period closed · Rural Housing Service · Jul 21RHSClosed

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program

Comment period closed · Agricultural Marketing Service · Jul 21AMSClosed

Increased Assessment Rate: Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside County, CA

Comment period closing · Rural Housing Service · Jul 20RHSClosed

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program

Comment period closing · Agricultural Marketing Service · Jul 20AMSClosed

Increased Assessment Rate: Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside County, CA

Notice · Federal Aviation Administration · Jul 20FAA

Cranberry Creek Cranberries Inc. - Exemption/Rulemaking

Comment period closing · Agricultural Marketing Service · Jul 17AMSClosed

Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports (2025 Amendments)

Comment period closing · Agricultural Marketing Service · Jul 14AMSClosed

Increased Assessment Rate: Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside County, CA

Comment period closing · Rural Housing Service · Jul 14RHSClosed

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program

Comment period closed · Department of the Interior · Jul 14DOIClosed

Revision of Regulations for Grazing Administration, Exclusive of Alaska

Comment period closing · Department of the Interior · Jul 13DOIClosed

Revision of Regulations for Grazing Administration, Exclusive of Alaska

Upcoming deadlines

Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Agricultural Advisory Committee

CFTC · Comment closes · Aug 8

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Pecans Grown in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas

AMS · Comment closes · Aug 12

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Emergency Conservation Program and Biomass Crop Assistance Program

FSA · Comment closes · Aug 18

Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages for the 2026-2027 Marketing Year: Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West

AMS · Comment closes · Aug 25

Decreased Assessment Rate: Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California

AMS · Comment closes · Aug 25

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