ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) is applauding a newly released Farm Bill proposal from Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-Ark.), saying the legislation addresses several priorities important to the grain, feed, and processing industries.
The proposal includes provisions to reauthorize the U.S. Grain Standards Act, preserve the current Conservation Reserve Program acreage cap, and maintain support for export market development efforts such as the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Program.
According to the NGFA, reauthorizing the U.S. Grain Standards Act is essential to keeping the federal grain inspection and weighing system intact — a system that supports both domestic and international trust in U.S. grain and oilseed markets. The association says these authorities help protect the reliability and competitiveness of the U.S. grain marketing system and prevent disruptions to official inspection services.
The NGFA also praised the proposal’s inclusion of core elements from the Innovative FEED Act, known as IFEED. The bipartisan legislation aims to modernize and simplify the regulatory process for non-nutritive animal food ingredients that offer public and animal health benefits, including reducing the risk of human foodborne illness and improving animal production outcomes.
The association said it looks forward to examining the full legislation and working alongside Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), House and Senate leadership, and the administration to push the Farm Bill across the finish line in 2026. The NGFA emphasized that farmers, agricultural businesses, and the broader agricultural supply chain are in need of a long-term Farm Bill that provides stability and certainty.
