“As I have met with Iowa farmers in my district, I have heard one thing loud and clear — Congress must immediately pass a strong, workable Farm Bill,” the Republican from Hull said in a written statement.

Feenstra said the bill strengthens export markets, keeps China away from Iowa farmland, prioritizes farmer safety, expands rural broadband access and strengthens agricultural research.

He asserted that the measure includes 15 bills that he introduced previously.

Those 15 bills, he said, will:

• Lay out the Department of Agriculture’s role in negotiating regionalization agreements for livestock exports

• Provide loans for precision agriculture

• Develop cold storage and port improvements to enable shipment of beef, pork and other perishable items

• Expand oversight of foreign ownership of farm land

• Expand behavioral health services to rural communities

• Work to prevent tractor rollovers

• Support enhanced genetics research

• Modify the time frame for payment rate adjustments in the Livestock Indemnity Plan

• Connect rural communities to high speed internet

• Reduce payment errors in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

• Support high risk research

• Extend grants for food and agricultural science education

• Combat flooding

• Expand crop insurance for farmers who are veterans

The bill awaits action by the full House of Representatives.

Major farm groups seem to be supportive of the bill.

National Corn Growers Association President Jed Bower said in a statement that “we are pleased to see that the House Committee on Agriculture has advanced the 2026 Farm Bill, which builds upon the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s investments in agriculture and addresses additional programs and policies important to corn growers. Highlights for NCGA in the legislation include provisions in the credit, conservation, rural development, research and energy titles.”

The leader of the National Farmers Union was a bit more skeptical.

“We appreciate the effort of House Agriculture Committee members on both sides of the aisle to advance a farm bill, and we recognize the hard work that went into this markup,” said National Farmers Union (NFU) President Rob Larew. “Bipartisan progress in today’s Congress is not insignificant, and we are grateful to the members who engaged seriously with the challenges facing family agriculture.”

Larew added, “That said, we remain concerned that this proposal does not yet meet the scale of the crisis facing family farmers and ranchers. The fundamental changes needed to fix what’s broken in American agriculture — reining in corporate consolidation, building true safety nets, and investing in local communities — still need to be made. The path from committee to a final, signed farm bill is long. NFU will continue working with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to strengthen this legislation. The challenges facing family farmers and ranchers are urgent, and the final farm bill must reflect that reality. They deserve one that delivers real fairness, resilience, and opportunity for their operations and their communities.”