How the farm bill became the everything bill

Farm bills are huge, sprawling pieces of legislation that affect all Americans — not just farmers. But as they’ve gotten more expensive, they’ve gotten tougher to pass. And due to the SNAP cuts in Congress’s big budget bill passed last summer, the coalitions that have historically gotten this legislation over the finish line may be fractured beyond repair. Kimberly talks with Chris Neubert, agriculture policy expert at Arizona State University, about what this could mean for this year’s farm bill prospects.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• "Why 2026 could see the end of the Farm Bill era of American agriculture policy" from The Conversation  

• "House passage of Farm Bill 2.0 met with lots of applause and a little heartburn" from AgWeek

• "House Agriculture Committee Advances Unacceptable Farm Bill, Leaving Low-Income Families Behind" from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 

• "History of the United States Farm Bill" from the Library of Congress

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