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.
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Available Farm Bill Programs
FSA Safety-Net Programs
FSA Price Support Programs
- Dairy Indemnity Payment Program (DIPP) (While the Farm Bill extension authorized the program, DIPP is funded through annual appropriations.)
- Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP)
- Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL)
- Sugar Loans
FSA Conservation Programs
- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and all CRP initiatives, including General, Continuous, CLEAR30, CREP, FWP, Grassland, SAFE, etc.
Other FSA Programs
While not impacted by the Farm Bill extension, FSA continues to implement its farm loan and disaster assistance programs including:
- Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP)
- Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
- Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)
- Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP)
- Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP)
- Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
- Tree Assistance Program (TAP)
- Farm Ownership Loans
- Farm Operating Loans
NRCS Conservation Programs
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)
- Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
- Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
- Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)
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.
- What’s New with Farm Service Agency Programs
- What’s New and What Has Changed with Farm Service Agency Programs
- What’s New with Natural Resources Conservation Service Programs
- What’s New with Risk Management Agency Programs
Additionally, the 2018 Farm Bill reclassified hemp, and it is now legal to grow industrial hemp. Learn more about Hemp and Farm Programs.