FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Samantha Cave
Communications Coordinator
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Family Farmer Input Desperately Needed in Farm Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C., SEPTEMBER 16, 2026 – The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced today the same partisan, corporate-written, status quo Farm Bill that has failed family farmers, our rural communities and economies, our food security and our environment. Instead of listening to their constituents, Congress is doubling down on their past mistakes, persisting with policies that have landed farmers in protracted crises.

“Farmers are going out of business, with bankruptcies hitting a six-year high in April. As farm income continues to fall — frequently dropping below the cost of production — prices for inputs such as fertilizer and fuel skyrocket. Even in the face of crisis, our elected representatives insist on rehashing the same tired, out-of-touch policies that got us here,” said Tim Gibbons, Executive Director of the National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC). “Come out to rural America, look around, ask questions, and bring back solutions that ensure farmers can make a living wage, stay on the land, and pass it down to future generations.”