Farm Credit–Led Coalition Urges Congress to Pass Strong Farm Bill

Texas Farm Credit joined a nationwide coalition of more than 260 agriculture organizations in urging congressional leaders to develop and pass a comprehensive “Farm Bill 2.0.” The coalition letter – signed by groups representing all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and every Farm Credit institution – thanks congressional leadership for recent actions supporting U.S. agriculture while emphasizing that recent budget legislation is no substitute for a full, bipartisan farm bill that covers the complete suite of programs across all titles.

“While Farm Credit is extremely grateful for the vital provisions included in the budget reconciliation bill that strengthen long-term stability and competitiveness, further legislation is needed to meet the evolving needs of U.S. agriculture,” said Christy Seyfert, President & CEO of the Farm Credit Council.

The coalition’s letter calls on Congress to devote the necessary time and resources in the second half of 2025 to advance a modernized Farm Bill responsive to producers, rural communities, and consumers.

What We’re Asking For

In a letter sent to House and Senate leadership, the signatories express gratitude for recent legislative actions that support farmers, ranchers, and rural America. However, they stress that these steps are not enough on their own. What’s needed now is a comprehensive Farm Bill to ensure stability, competitiveness, and long-term viability across all farm bill titles.

Key priorities include:

• Full reauthorization of programs that were left out of the budget reconciliation bill
• Attention to evolving needs within agriculture & rural infrastructure
• Commitments from congressional leadership in both the House and Senate to prioritize floor time, debate, and passage of the full Farm Bill during the remainder of the 119th Congress
• Specific focus areas mentioned by farm groups include:
  • Conservation programs (e.g., Conservation Reserve Program)
  • Access to USDA direct and guaranteed loans
  • Rural broadband assistance
  • Ensuring price-support laws do not lapse after 2031
  • Industrial hemp regulation, pesticide lawsuit reform, and regulations such as California’s Proposition 12 (on sow housing)

Who received the letter

The September 11, 2025 letter was addressed to:

• The Honorable Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives
• The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives
• The Honorable John Thune, Majority Leader, United States Senate
• The Honorable Charles E. Schumer, Minority Leader, United States Senate

With copies also provided to:

• The Honorable John Boozman
• The Honorable Amy Klobuchar
• The Honorable GT Thompson (Chair, House Agriculture Committee)
• The Honorable Angie Craig

Who Signed the Letter

The signatories encompass a broad coalition of more than 260 national and state organizations, including many Farm Credit institutions. Below is an abbreviated list, highlighting Texas-based and agricultural signers, along with national organizations:

Why This Matters

Farm Bill 2.0 is more than a legislative milestone – it’s a lifeline for rural economies, farmers, ranchers, and the broader agricultural supply chain. While the recent bipartisan budget package delivered important support, many essential programs remain at risk without the full authorization only a comprehensive farm bill can provide.

Texas Farm Credit stands ready to work with elected leaders in Congress and across Texas to ensure the final bill confronts today’s realities: climate resilience, access to credit, conservation, market access, food security, rural development and broadband, risk management, nutrition assistance, and research.

Coalition signatories are urging leadership to prioritize timely debate and action so producers and rural communities gain long-term certainty. By uniting our voices, from national organizations to local Farm Credit institutions, we can enact a Farm Bill that restores and strengthens critical programs and delivers meaningful, lasting benefits for Texas agriculture and rural America.

We encourage farmers, ranchers, rural community leaders, and anyone who values a strong agricultural economy to join us in voicing support for a stronger Farm Bill. By adding your name, you’ll help demonstrate to Congress the broad coalition standing behind America’s producers and rural communities — and ensure these vital programs remain strong for years to come.
You can add your support here.

About Texas Farm Credit

Texas Farm Credit is an agricultural lending cooperative that provides competitive rates, flexible terms, and personal service to farmers, ranchers, rural residents, and agribusiness firms from the Red River to the Rio Grande Valley. Not only does Texas Farm Credit finance a wide range of farming and ranching operations, it also offers home and rural real estate mortgage loans, as well as provides a variety of insurance services to its members. Headquartered in Robstown, Texas, the lending co-op serves 100 Texas counties and is part of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of rural lending co-ops established in 1916. For more information, visit www.TexasFarmCredit.com.

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Full list of signatories

Agricultural Retailers Association American Association of Crop Insurers

American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges American Farm Bureau Federation

American Farmland Trust

American Feed Industry Association American Mushroom

American Pet Products Association American Seed Trade Association American Soybean Association AmericanHort

Association of Equipment Manufacturers Clean Fuels Alliance America ClearPath Action

Coastal Pet Products CoBank

Corn Refiners Association

Cotton Warehouse Association of America Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau Crop Insurance Professionals Association CropLife America

Delta Waterfowl

Ducks Unlimited Environmental Defense Fund Farm Credit Council

Farmer Veteran Coalition Forest Landowners Association Forest Resources Association Hemp Feed Coalition

Independent Professional Seed Association – IPSA International Dairy Foods Association International Fresh Produce Association

Land Trust Alliance

Masters of Foxhounds Association of North America National Alliance of Forest Owners

National Animal Interest Alliance

National Assembly of State Health Officials National Association of Conservation Districts

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture

National Association of Wheat Growers National Cooperative Business Association National Corn Growers Association National Cotton Council

National Council of Farmer Cooperatives National Farmers Union

National Grain and Feed Association

National Hemp Association

National Milk Producers Federation

National Oilseed Processors Association National Pork Producers Council

National Potato Council

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association National Rural Water Association

National Sorghum Producers

National Turkey Federation

North American Millers’ Association NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association Organic Produce Association

Pet Advocacy Network

Pet Industry Distributors Association Pheasants Forever

Quail Forever

Society of American Foresters

Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance The Fertilizer Institute

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership U.S. Apple Association

U.S. Durum Growers Association

USA Rice

World Pet Association

State & Regional Organizations

AgCarolina Farm Credit AgCountry Farm Credit Services AgCredit

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank AgGeorgia Farm Credit AgHeritage Farm Credit AgriBank, FCB

Agribusiness Association of Iowa Agribusiness Council of Indiana Agricultural Council of Arkansas AgSouth Farm Credit

AgTrust Farm Credit

AgTexas Farm Credit AgWest Farm Credit Alabama Ag Credit Alabama Farm Credit Alabama Farmers Federation

Alabama Soybean and Corn Association

Alaska Farm Bureau American AgCredit ArborOne Farm Credit Arizona Farm Bureau

Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation Arkansas Soybean Association Bish Enterprises

Blue Ridge Apple Growers Association

California Citrus Mutual California Farm Bureau Capital Farm Credit Central Kentucky AgCredit Central Texas Farm Credit Colonial Farm Credit Colorado Farm Bureau

Colorado Potato Administrative Committee Compeer Financial

Corn Growers of North Carolina Delaware Farm Bureau

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative Empire State Potato Growers Farm Credit Bank of Texas Farm Credit East

Farm Credit Illinois

Farm Credit Mid-America Farm Credit of Central Florida Farm Credit of Florida

Farm Credit of Northwest Florida Farm Credit of Southeast Missouri Farm Credit of Southern Colorado Farm Credit of the Virginias Farm Credit of Western Arkansas Farm Credit of Western Kansas Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma

Farm Credit Services of America Farm Credit Services of Colusa-Glenn Farm Credit Services of Mandan FCS Financial

Federation of Southern Cooperatives First South Farm Credit

Florida Farm Bureau Federation Fresno Madera Farm Credit Frontier Farm Credit

Georgia Association of Conservation Districts Georgia Farm Bureau

Golden State Farm Credit GreenStone Farm Credit Services Hawaii Farm Bureau

Hemp Harvest Works

Hemp Industry Trade Association of Arizona High Plains Farm Credit

Horizon Farm Credit Idaho AgCredit

Idaho Farm Bureau Federation Illinois Corn Growers Association Illinois Farm Bureau

Illinois Soybean Growers

Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts Indiana Corn Growers Association

Indiana Farm Bureau

Indiana Soybean Alliance Iowa Corn Growers Association Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Iowa Soybean Association

Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association Kansas Association of Conservation Districts

Kansas Corn Growers Association Kansas Farm Bureau

Kansas Soybean Association Kentucky Corn Growers Association Kentucky Soybean Association Legacy Ag Credit

Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts Louisiana Cotton & Grain Association

Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation

Louisiana Land Bank Maine Potato Board Maryland Farm Bureau

Massachusetts Association of Conservation Districts Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation

Michigan Association of Conservation Districts Michigan Corn Growers Association

Michigan Farm Bureau Michigan Soybean Association

Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts

Minnesota Corn Growers Association Minnesota Crop Production Retailers Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Mississippi Land Bank, ACA

Missouri Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts

Missouri Corn Growers Association Missouri Farm Bureau Federation Montana Farm Bureau Federation NC AgriBusiness Council

NC Poultry Federation

Nebraska Association of Resources Districts Nebraska Corn Growers Association Nebraska Farm Bureau

Nevada Association of Conservation Districts Nevada Farm Bureau Federation New Hampshire Farm Bureau

New Jersey Farm Bureau

New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau New York Farm Bureau

New York State Agribusiness Association North Carolina Apple Growers Association North Carolina Egg Association

North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation North Carolina Pork Council

North Carolina Potato Association

North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission North Carolina Tomato Growers Association North Dakota Corn Growers Association

North Dakota Grain Growers Association North Dakota Soybean Association Northland Potato Growers Association NY Association of Conservation Districts Ohio AgriBusiness Association

Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association Ohio Farm Bureau

Ohio Soybean Association Oklahoma AgCredit

Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts

Oklahoma Farm Bureau Oregon Farm Bureau Oregon Potato Commission Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Plains Land Bank

Potato Growers of Michigan Premier Farm Credit Puerto Rico Farm Bureau Puerto Rico Farm Credit

Renew Kansas Biofuels Association Rhode Island Farm Bureau

River Valley AgCredit

South Carolina Corn and Soybean Association South Carolina Peach Council

South Dakota Agri-Business Association

South Dakota Association of Conservation Districts South Dakota Farm Bureau

South Dakota Soybean Association Southern AgCredit

Southern Crop Production Association Southwest Council of Agribusiness Southwest Georgia Farm Credit Tennessee Corn Growers Association Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation Texas Corn Producers Association Texas Farm Bureau

Texas Farm Credit

Texas Soybean Association

Utah Association of Conservation Districts Utah Farm Bureau Federation

Vermont Association of Conservation Districts

Vermont Farm Bureau

Virginia Agribusiness Council

Virginia Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts Virginia Cattlemen’s Association

Virginia Farm Bureau

Virginia Grain Producers Association

Virginia Pork Council

Virginia Soybean Association

Virginia State Dairymen’s Association

Washington Association of Wheat Growers

Washington Farm Bureau

Washington State Potato Commission

West Virginia Association of Conservation Districts Western AgCredit

Western Peanut Growers Association

Wisconsin Corn Growers Association

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation

Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association Wisconsin Soybean Association

Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation

Yosemite Farm Credit