More Than One Big Beautiful Impact for Agriculture (Aug. 21, 2025 Webinar)

With Brad Lubben, Associate Professor and Extension Ag Policy Specialist, UNL Center for Agricultural Profitability The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed by Congress and signed by the president on July 4, reauthorizes and increases federal support for farmers and ranchers in the commodity programs, crop insurance programs, and disaster assistance programs. The reconciliation legislation also includes other increases in federal ag programs for trade promotion, research, and animal disease management among other provisions. The increased ag support comes at a cost, primarily though cuts to food assistance programs, straining the fragile farm and food coalition that has historically worked on farm bill reauthorization. What remains of that coalition may be tested soon as the reconciliation legislation left other parts of the farm bill to be addressed before they expire at the end of September. This webinar will cover the farm bill provisions in the reconciliation bill and the implications for farmers and ranchers now and in the year ahead. The webinar will also discuss other provisions affecting agriculture as well as the farm bill components that were not included and remain on the to do list for the weeks ahead. More: https://cap.unl.edu/more-than-one-big-beautiful-impact-ag/