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Farm Bill

The Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, extended the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (also known as the 2018 Farm Bill) at existing funding levels for one year through September 30, 2026.

The extension means critical programs supporting American farmers, like loans, disaster assistance, conservation, and crop insurance, can continue.

Additionally, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, 2025, made updates and provided additional funding for some Farm Bill programs. 

Available Farm Bill Programs

FSA Safety-Net Programs

FSA Price Support Programs

FSA Conservation Programs

Other FSA Programs

While not impacted by the Farm Bill extension, FSA continues to implement its farm loan and disaster assistance programs including:

NRCS Conservation Programs

Federal Crop Insurance

Crop insurance is one of the programs that is permanently authorized and does not expire. Crop insurance is not impacted by the Farm Bill extension.

Key Changes

The 2018 Farm Bill continued funding for USDA’s major programs that serve you. The new legislation did prescribe changes to some of these programs. 

Additionally, the 2018 Farm Bill reclassified hemp, and it is now legal to grow industrial hemp. Learn more about Hemp and Farm Programs.