The Latest Breaking News from Farm Bill

What long-term effects will the next farm bill have on our eating habits at large?

For the 20th time since 1933, Congress is writing a multiyear farm bill that will shape what kind of food U.S. farmers grow, how they raise it and how it gets to consumers. These measures are large, complex and expensive: The next farm bill is projected to cost taxpayers US$1.5…

WASHINGTON — Housing advocates are turning to this year’s farm bill in an effort to steer rural communities away from an affordable housing cliff ahead.

As property owners retire mortgages in an Agriculture Department program, the apartments lose their eligibility for aid.

Decades ago, when the late Harry Reid was relatively new to the upper chamber, a book arrived at our offices courtesy of the Democratic senator. It was “The Farm Fiasco” by libertarian author James Bovard, a piercing work that critically examined the labyrinth of subsidies, handouts, pork and market distortions…

The massive piece of legislation embodies all that is wrong with American lawmaking.

About a quarter of all food stamp recipients could lose their benefits

Upcoming Farm Bill should include reforms to make sure rural broadband funding goes where needed

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Department of Agriculture official testified Thursday that some of the agency’s food programs are being overburdened in the push to feed needy families.