Letter
Dear Chairman Boozman and Ranking Member Klobuchar:
As organizations representing a broad swath of food and agriculture, we urge you to advance the Agricultural Act of 2026 in a bipartisan manner out of the Senate Agriculture Committee. As you know, farmers, ranchers, growers, and producers across the country are grateful for Congress’ continued commitment to American agriculture and rural communities. U.S. agriculture is facing extreme economic pressure due to several factors. Years of sustained losses due to high inflation and low commodity prices, coupled with severe weather and natural disasters across the country, add layers of uncertainty and stress to farm families already struggling to stay afloat.
The time is now for a full five-year farm bill. American family farms have had to rely on programs and policy that haven’t been updated since 2018, resulting in continued ad hoc support. The President called on Congress to pass a farm bill, and in response, the House has taken action with bipartisan passage of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, the first time a farm bill has passed the full House since 2018.
The Agricultural Act of 2026 builds on this momentum and provides a strong foundation of policy and program updates for the Senate Agriculture Committee to consider and further amend in committee markup. This is the furthest we have gotten to a full, modernized farm bill. U.S. food and agriculture, as well as American families who rely upon the food, fiber, and fuel produced from our country’s farmers, ranchers, growers, and producers, deserve a farm bill now. We urge you to advance the Agricultural Act of 2026 in a bipartisan manner out of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
By passing a modernized five-year farm bill – ensuring continued access to safe and nutritious food for Americans, delivering year-round E15, updating agricultural research and credit programs, taking steps to reduce input price volatility, expanding support for specialty crops, and more – Congress can help ensure the continued viability and success of American agriculture. Importantly, if the Senate Agriculture Committee fails to advance this farm bill out of committee, America’s agricultural producers and consumers will go another year without the certainty and support of an updated farm bill. As such, we strongly encourage Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee to advance the Agricultural Act of 2026 out of committee this week in a bipartisan manner.
Thank you for your continued leadership and recognition that investments in our food security help support our nation’s security.
Sincerely,
Agricultural Council of Arkansas
Agricultural Retailers Association
Alabama Farmers Federation
Alabama Nursery & Landscape Association
Alaska Farm Bureau
Almond Alliance
Amcot
American Bankers Association
American Cotton Producers
American Farm Bureau Federation
American Feed Industry Association
American Mushroom Institute
American Pistachio Growers
American Seed Trade Association
American Sheep Industry Association
American Society of Animal Science
American Soybean Association
American Sugar Alliance
American Sugar Cane League
American Sugarbeet Growers Association
AmericanHort
APLU Board on Agriculture Assembly
Arizona Farm Bureau
Arizona Nursery Association
Arkansas Farm Bureau
Arkansas Rice Federation
Arkansas Soybean Association
Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Biodegradable Products Institute
Biological Products Industry Alliance
Blackland Cotton & Grain Producers Association
California Association of Nurseries
California Avocado Commission
California Canning Peach Association
California Citrus Mutual
California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association
California Farm Bureau
California Fresh Fruit Association
California Prune Board
California Rice Commission
California Table Grape Commission
California Walnut Commission
ClearPath Action
Colorado Bankers
Colorado Farm Bureau
Colorado Nursery and Greenhouse Association
Colorado Potato Legislative Association
Colorado Sorghum Growers
Connecticut Farm Bureau
Consortium for Common Food Names
Controlled Environment Agricultural Alliance
Corn Growers Association of North Carolina
Corn Refiners Association
Cotton Growers Warehouse Association
Cotton Warehouse Association of America
Council of Producers & Distributors of Agrotechnology
Cranberry Institute
Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau
Crop Insurance Professionals Association
CropLife America
Delaware Farm Bureau
Delta Council
Ducks Unlimited
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative
Farm Credit Council
Farmer Mac
Florida Bankers Association
Florida Blueberry Growers Association
Florida Citrus Mutual
Florida Farm Bureau Federation
Florida Feed Association, Inc.
Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
Florida Rice Growers
Georgia Agribusiness Council
Georgia Bankers Association
Georgia Commodity Commission for Blueberries
Georgia Corn Growers Association
Georgia Cotton Commission
Georgia Farm Bureau Federation
Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association
Georgia Green Industry Association, Inc.
Georgia Milk Producers, Inc.
Hardwood Federation
Hawaii Farm Bureau
Hop Growers of New York Association
Idaho Bankers Association
Idaho Farm Bureau Federation
Idaho Grain Producers Association
Idaho Nursery & Landscape Association
Illinois Bankers
Illinois Corn Growers Association
Illinois Farm Bureau
Illinois Soybean Association
Indiana Corn Growers Association
Indiana Farm Bureau
Indiana Soybean Alliance – Membership and Policy Committee
International Dairy Foods Association
International Fresh Produce Association
Iowa Bankers Association
Iowa Farm Bureau
Kansas Bankers Association
Kansas Corn
Kansas Farm Bureau
Kansas Sorghum Producers
Kansas Soybean Association
Kentucky Bankers
Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation
Kentucky Soybean Association
Louisiana Bankers Association
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association
Louisiana Rice Producers Group
Maine Farm Bureau
Maine Potato Board
Maryland Farm Bureau
Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation
MBG Marketing
Meat Import Council of America
Michigan Bankers Association
Michigan Farm Bureau
Mid-Atlantic Soybean Association
Midwest Council on Agriculture
Minnesota Corn Growers Association
Minnesota Farm Bureau
Mississippi Bankers Association
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
Mississippi Nursery & Landscape Association
Mississippi Rice Council
Mississippi Soybean Association
Missouri Bankers Association
Missouri Farm Bureau
Missouri Rice Council
Missouri Soybean Association
Montana Bankers Association
Montana Farm Bureau Federation
National Agricultural Aviation Association
National Association of Landscape Professionals
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
National Association of University Forest Resources Programs
National Association of Wheat Growers
National Barley Growers Association
National Christmas Tree Association
National Citrus Nursery Association
National Corn Growers Association
National Cotton Council
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
National Grange
National Milk Producers Federation
National Onion Association
National Peach Council
National Pecan Federation
National Pork Producers Council
National Potato Council
National Sorghum Producers
National Sunflower Association
National Watermelon Association
Nebraska Bankers Association
Nebraska Corn Growers Association
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Nebraska Sorghum Producers
Nebraska Soybean Association
Nevada Farm Bureau Federation
New Hampshire Farm Bureau
New Jersey Bankers Association
New Jersey Farm Bureau
New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau
New Mexico Sorghum Producers
New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association
New York Farm Bureau
New York State Flower Industries
New York State Vegetable Growers Association
North American Blueberry Council
North American Millers’ Association
North Carolina Cotton Producers Association
North Carolina Farm Bureau
North Dakota Bankers Association
North Dakota Corn Growers Association
North Dakota Farm Bureau
North Dakota Grain Growers Association
North Dakota Soybean Growers Association
Northarvest Bean Growers Association
Northeast Agribusiness & Feed Alliance
Northern Canola Growers Association
Northwest Horticultural Council
Ohio Bankers League
Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association
Ohio Farm Bureau
Oklahoma Bankers Association
Oklahoma Farm Bureau
Oklahoma Sorghum Producers
Oregon Association of Nurseries
Oregon Blueberry Commission
Oregon Dairy Farmers Association
Oregon Farm Bureau
Oregon Wheat Growers League
Oregonians for Food & Shelter
Pacific Northwest Canola Association
Pennsylvania Bankers Association
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.
Plant Based Products Council
Potato Growers of Michigan, Inc.
Puerto Rico Farm Bureau
Rhode Island Farm Bureau Federation
Rural Investment to Protect our Environment (RIPE)
Society of American Florists
Society of American Foresters
South Carolina Farm Bureau
South Dakota Bankers Association
South Dakota Farm Bureau
Southern Cotton Growers, Inc.
Southern Rolling Plains Cotton Growers Association
Southwest Council of Agribusiness
Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance
Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation
Tennessee Forestry Association
Tennessee Nursery & Landscape Association
Tennessee Soybean Association
Texas Bankers Association
Texas Citrus Mutual
Texas Corn Producers Association
Texas Farm Bureau
Texas Grain Sorghum Association
Texas Rice Producers Legislative Group
Texas Soybean Association
Texas Vegetable Association
The Center for Dairy Excellence – Pennsylvania
Turfgrass Producers International
U.S. Apple Association
U.S. Canola Association
U.S. Dairy Export Council
U.S. Durum Growers Association
U.S. Peanut Federation
United Egg Producers
United States Sweet Potato Council
USA Pulses
USA Rice
Utah Bankers Association
Utah Farm Bureau Federation
Vermont Farm Bureau
Vidalia Onion Business Council
Virginia Agribusiness Council
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
Virginia Grain Producers Association
Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association
Virginia Peanut Growers Association
Virginia Soybean Association
Washington Association of Wheat Growers
Washington Bankers Association
Washington Farm Bureau
Washington Red Raspberry Commission
Washington State Potato Commission
Washington Winegrowers Association
West Virginia Farm Bureau
West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association
Western Growers Association
Western Peanut Growers Association
Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine
WineAmerica
Wisconsin Bankers Association
Wisconsin Corn Growers Association
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
Wisconsin Soybean Association
Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation
CC:
The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable John Hoeven, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable Joni Ernst, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable Cindy Hyde-Smith, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable Roger Marshall, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable Tommy Tuberville, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable James Justice, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable Charles Grassley, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable John Thune, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable Deb Fischer, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable Jerry Moran, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable Michael Bennet, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable Tina Smith, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable Richard Durbin, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable Cory Booker, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable Ben Ray Luján, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable Raphael Warnock, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable Peter Welch, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable John Fetterman, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable Adam Schiff, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
The Honorable Elissa Slotkin, Senate Agriculture Committee Member
