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Why 2026 could see the end of the Farm Bill era of American agriculture policy

  • Written by Christopher Neubert, Deputy Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University
imageFederal funding is a key support for programs that provide free food to needy families.Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

With Congress back in session, legislators will take up a set of issues they haven’t comprehensively addressed since 2018 – the year the last farm bill passed.

Farm bills are massive pieces of legislation that...

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