Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement regarding the fiscal year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies funding bill, which was advanced out of the House Appropriations Committee yesterday.

“Rural America is facing a crisis right now, and taking resources away from the Farm Service Agency, Rural Development and the Natural Resources Conservation Service does not help America’s family farmers or rural communities. Slashing value-added producer grants and Food for Peace takes money out of farmers’ pockets. Underfunding agriculture research programs puts American farmers at a disadvantage. Undermining efforts to level the playing field for small- and medium-sized farms makes markets less fair and harder for family farmers to compete. I strongly oppose this agriculture appropriations bill.”