Unpacking the House Farm Bill: Part 2

Laura Zaks
Editor’s Note: This is the second post in a four-part blog series analyzing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, which was reported out of the House Agriculture Committee on March 5. The first post provides an overview of the markup process and the bill as a whole. This post provides a deep dive analysis of the bill’s potential impacts on local and regional food systems. The third post will offer a deep dive analysis of the bill’s potential impacts on the farm safety net, farms’...