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ISSUE: Federal conservation and climate-related programs are increasingly being influenced by environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating through “Public-Private Partnerships” with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). These partnerships allow outside activist organizations and private entities to exert influence over agricultural policy, conservation priorities, land management practices, and funding decisions affecting America’s farmers, ranc

ISSUE: The 2026 Farm Bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives included critical language from H.R. 4673, the Save Our Bacon Act, as an amendment designed to protect interstate commerce and prevent states from imposing agricultural production standards beyond their own borders. As the Farm Bill now moves to the United States Senate, it is imperative that this language remain intact in the final Farm Bill. The amendment was largely driven by the dangerous precedent es

ISSUE: The Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act, H.R. 1661, introduced by Vern Buchanan, seeks to prohibit horse processing in the United States and ban the transport of horses across U.S. borders for processing purposes. While supporters portray the legislation as a humane solution for horses, those of us in agriculture, animal husbandry, and rural America strongly disagree and believe the legislation would create serious unintended consequences for horse welfare, res