The "Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026" aims to enhance various agricultural and food-related programs until 2031. It introduces amendments impacting agricultural producers, conservation efforts, and sustainable practices. The bill focuses on areas such as farm, forestry, and wildland management, rural development, and veteran farm training. It emphasizes precision agriculture technology, crop insurance, renewable energy, animal health protection, biotechnology, meat and poultry establishment regulations, and transparency in foreign investment related to agriculture. The bill also introduces measures to improve food and agriculture security, including oversight of foreign ownership of agricultural land and renewable biomass considerations.
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
This bill (commonly known as the farm bill) reauthorizes through FY2031 and modifies Department of Agriculture programs that address
- commodity support,
- conservation,
- trade and international food aid,
- nutrition assistance,
- farm credit,
- rural development,
- research and extension activities,
- forestry,
- energy,
- horticulture,
- crop insurance,
- livestock and other animals, and
- foreign investments in U.S. agricultural land.
