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Dear friends & colleagues,

Summer is here, and so is a packed policy calendar. Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman (R-AR) has signaled that Farm Bill markup is expected between July 13 and August 7, meaning the next few weeks are critical for shaping what ends up in the bill. We're keeping a close eye on soil health provisions and working to ensure the momentum from the House side carries through. We're also continuing to push for inclusion of report language mirroring the SOIL HEALTH Practices Act in the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Bill, following its recent and exciting inclusion in the House Ag-Approps Committee Report for FY27.

Dear friends & colleagues,

This month brought a significant milestone for soil health and our top policy priority, and we're excited to share it with you!

Report language was included in the committee report (see pg. 55) accompanying the House Appropriations Committee's FY2027 Agriculture-FDA spending bill. It directs RMA to study the risk-reducing benefits of soil health practices, propose policy changes that acknowledge any risk reduction and develop appropriate incentives across commodity crop insurance policies. This language substantively mirrors the objectives of the SOIL HEALTH Practices Act (our farm bill priority), and its inclusion is a meaningful step toward federal recognition of what farmers implementing these practices already know: healthy soils reduce risk. Land Core is now actively working to get this language included in the Senate's version of the Appropriations language.

Dear friends & colleagues,

Spring is a season of urgency, both on farms and in Washington. As soil temperatures climb and farmers finalize planting decisions, the pace of federal agriculture policy is quickening alongside them.

The Farm Bill does appear to be inching forward. House Republicans are preparing for a floor vote the week of April 27, and Senate Agriculture Chair John Boozman signaled this week that Senate markup is now a matter of "weeks rather than months" away. While the road ahead is far from certain, the window for long-awaited updates to farm and soil health policy may finally be opening.

Dear friends & colleagues,

Spring has a way of reminding us what's at stake and what's possible. As soil temperatures rise and planting decisions are made across millions of acres, we’re continuing our work to advance federal soil health policy and support farmers nationwide.

It’s been a busy month for agriculture policy. The House Agriculture Committee passed its version of the Farm Bill out of committee in early March with notable bipartisan support. In addition, agriculture appropriations requests are already being submitted for FY27.